Chebukati, Ruto lawyers go for Azimio's jugular, say Raila's case is full of hearsay

Lawyers, from left, Eric Gumbo, Kamau Karori, Mahat Somane and Prof Githu Muigai at the Supreme Court. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

On the second day of the 2022 presidential election petition hearing, Kenya's electoral commission, the punching bag of the first day, took the stand, with its lawyers firing on all cylinders against grave accusations.

Prof Githu Muigai, the lead lawyer for Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati was the first to counter Wednesday's missiles, with his colleagues Eric Gumbo, Mahat Somane, Eric Gumbo and Abdikadir Mohamed in hot pursuit.