President Uhuru Kenyatta with NASA leader Raila Odinga. Photo/the-star.co.ke
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday said the opposition had schemed a misfortune for the country by misleading the Supreme Court to nullify his victory which was clear to all Kenyans and was confirmed by all election observers.
The President said the opposition expected that the Jubilee Government would reject the directions by the courts because the election was free, transparent and the victory was clear.
“Raila was shocked that we accepted the verdict of the court. He thought we are like him and would reject the decision,” said the President when he addressed a mammoth rally at the historic Uhuru Park, Nairobi.
The President said the decision of the Supreme Court to nullify his clear victory on questionable grounds was very painful, but his anger is now over.
He said he did not agree with the judges because they overturned the voice of 15 million Kenyans on the basis of forms that had errors, pointing out that these were actions of unscrupulous presiding and returning officers.
The President pointed out that Raila Odinga’s use of the Supreme Court to sabotage his victory is similar to the former Prime Minister’s use of the International Criminal Court to weigh down Jubilee leaders ahead of the 2013 elections.
“In 2007, he lost the election and he refused to accept defeat and caused bloodshed. When he got what he wanted (Raila was appointed Prime Minister to stop the post-election violence), he turned around and said Uhuru and Ruto were responsible for the violence,” said the President.
The President said their innocence and prayers by Kenyans ensured that they were cleared of the false charges.
He said he was happy that Kenyans overwhelmingly voted for Jubilee leaders at all levels in the August 8 elections, and gave him victory with a margin of 1.4 million votes.