How Raila lost petition at the Supreme Court

By Kibe Mungai

NAIROBI, KENYA: The defeat of Raila Odinga in the Presidential Election held on March 4, 2013 divided the Kenyan nation especially because the 43 per cent of the electorate who voted for him strongly expected he would win easily.  As usual, following the announcement of Uhuru’s win, allegations of rigging and electoral malpractices were made by the Cord Coalition as a result of which Raila filed a petition at the Supreme Court.