NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 22 – Azimio La Umoja- One Kenya Coalition Party co-principal Martha Karua insists that opening of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) servers is the only way to put to rest allegations that last year’s presidential election results were not manipulated in favour of President William Ruto.
In a series of tweets, Karua who was the coalition party’s running mate affirmed that time is ripe for Kenyans to know what really transpired during the vote tallying period and events that led to the declaration of Ruto as the eventual winner of the presidential contest.
Karua’s remarks come ahead of major rally in Kamukunji on Monday by their leader Raila Odinga who is expected to address a People’s Baraza consultations, to discuss recent disclosures by a whistleblower on the conduct of the 2022 General Election.
“The truth shall not be forgotten, shall not and cannot be buried, the truth will always, and that time is now,” Karua tweeted.
“Kenyans have a right to information, the truth lies in the servers, those doubting the whistle-blower’s data should demand servers be laid bare,” she demanded.
Karua added; “The records belong to us and all power is exercised by each and every office on our behalf, so IEBC should listen and open the servers.”
Disclosures by a whistle blower on the conduct of the 2022 General Election claims Azimio candidate Odinga won with 8,170,355 votes while President Ruto was at a distant second, with 5,915,973 votes, representing 41.66 percent of the votes cast.
Ruto led a tight presidential race against the opposition leader.
It was a narrow margin of victory with Ruto winning a little more than seven million votes and Odinga securing a little less than seven million, the IEBC chairperson said. Ruto received 50.49 percent of the vote, while Odinga received 48.85 percent.
Chaos emerged just before the declaration when the electoral commission’s vice chair and three other commissioners told journalists they could not support the “opaque nature” of the final phase.
