President Uhuru Kenyatta. He has dismissed petitions at the Supreme Court challenging his win in the October 26 polls. [Photo/UK/FB]
The four respondents to the two presidential petitions at the Supreme Court filed their responses on Sunday, before the 5 pm deadline as provided by the constitution.
President Kenyatta in his response says the petitions are a waste of time, with the other respondents denying claims that they engaged in crimes that affected the repeat polls.
Kenyatta further accuses the NASA coalition of election malpractices and dismisses the petitioners as NASA sympathizers who presented the cases disguising themselves as human rights activists.
“The petition is by people who are associated with NASA and ODM, they can pretend that they are not but we know they are,” said Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju.
On their part, NASA defended themselves that they have hidden behind those who filed cases at the Supreme Court.
“We do not enjoin in any way with Harun Mwau because he has not sued us, he has pursued justice in his own way as a Kenyan that there were no elections in the country,” said Dan Maanzo, NASA lawyer.
In its other response, NASA claim that legally no election took place since not all Kenyans were given a chance to vote.
“There is no precedent in this country when people have been actively prevented from exercising their right to vote except this time,” added Tuju.
The first and second respondents IEBC and Wafula Chebukati respectively insisted that the election was conducted in accordance with the law.
The Supreme Court will start the process tomorrow, Tuesday, as they race against time to give a verdict in the shortest time possible.