Which way IEBC after Supreme Court upholds William Ruto's victory?

IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati (left) with his deputy Juliana Cherera at the Bomas of Kenya on August 22, 2022. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Going by Monday's judgment upholding President-elect William Ruto's victory in the August 9 presidential election, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) should have been coming out smiling, satisfied that it had conducted a credible election.

Indeed, the Supreme Court unanimously found that the IEBC had conducted the election following the law, dismissing all the grounds of the nine petitions, which had, by and large, alleged that the IEBC had bungled the election.