Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld Mr Kenyatta’s October 26 win in the repeat presidential poll, dismissing petitions by Harun Mwau and Njonjo Mue as lacking in merit.
Nasa presidential advisor Salim Lone said the coalition doesn’t consider Uhuru Kenyatta’s government legitimate.
The National Super Alliance (Nasa) on Monday described the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory as inconsequential, pointing to a prolonged political stalemate.
The court unanimously upheld Mr Kenyatta’s October 26 win in the repeat presidential poll, dismissing petitions by Harun Mwau and Njonjo Mue as lacking in merit.
In a statement, Nasa presidential advisor Salim Lone reiterated that the coalition does not consider Mr Kenyatta’s government as legitimate and thus does not recognise it.
“This position has not been changed by the court ruling, which did not come as a surprise. It was a decision taken under duress.
‘‘We do not condemn the court, we sympathise with it,” he said. Nasa flag bearer Raila Odinga withdrew from the presidential race, citing an unreformed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). A week after Mr Kenyatta was declared winner in the repeat poll, Nasa called on its supporters to shun goods and services of three firms — Safaricom, Brookside and Bidco — over perceived affiliation with the Jubilee government.
The elections, which Nasa dismissed as “a sham”, have since polarised the country, leading to deaths and sparking international concern over stability.
IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court saying it “affirms” the commission’s resolve and efforts to conduct free, fair and credible elections.
Mr Lone said that the court had met under severely constrained circumstances including quorum challenges due to security concerns by judges.
“As such, the court’s decision today could not possibly legitimise an illegitimate government whose president had publicly accused the court of having carried out a ‘coup’ by annulling his election and threatened to ‘fix’ the justices once he was back in power.”
Mr Odinga’s spokesman, Dennis Onyango, said Nasa and Mr Odinga will not react to the ruling because neither party went to court.
“I do not understand why I am being asked to respond to a case that was not ours. We never ever pegged anything to this case,” Mr Onyango said in a Facebook post.
Mr Kenyatta is set to be sworn in for a second term in office next Tuesday.
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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.
