President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks at a Jubilee public rally in Kiserian, Kajiado County on Tuesday. Photo/nation.co.kePresident Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday explained his reaction after the Supreme Court nullified his August 8 victory.
Speaking while campaigning in Ongata Rongai on Tuesday, President Uhuru said it was his right to be annoyed with the Supreme Court and Chief Justice (CJ) David Maraga because his victory was stolen.
Mr Uhuru said opposition leader Raila Odinga should have asked the Supreme Court to order a recount of the votes instead of the repeat of the election.
The president, however, said Jubilee was ready for the fresh elections adding that he won the August 8 polls fair and square.
He further said that the fresh elections would cost the country Sh10 billion which would have been used to improve roads.
“I have been annoyed because the Presidency was stolen from me. Anyone can get annoyed when their victory is stolen from them.”
“If Raila was honest, he would have asked that we have a recount of the votes but he did not. We won fair and square. We won by over 1.4 million votes but the court decided to deny us our victory,” said the President.
In his ruling, CJ Maraga said the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) committed various illegalities affecting the integrity of the polls adding that the election had not been conducted in accordance with the Constitution.