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The Supreme Court dismissed challenges to the 2022 presidential election and upheld the President-elect’s victory. It also struck down a rule that placed national tally verification solely in the chairperson, reaffirming that responsibility belonged to the Commission.
Evidence: Kenya Law case metadata and order
Why it matters
The judgment both settled the presidential result and clarified that verification and tallying at the National Tallying Centre belongs to the Commission, not its chairperson alone.
Evidence: Kenya Law case metadata and order
Open the key points and evidence
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The detailed judgment is dated 26 September 2022.
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The consolidated presidential-election petitions were dismissed and the election of the President-elect was declared valid.
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Regulation 87(3) was declared unconstitutional to the extent that it vested national tally verification solely in the IEBC chairperson.
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What the official record says
Judgment date 26 September 2022 Language English Type Judgment Original source file Download DOCX (216.1 KB) Collections Case Indexes Electoral Law Elections Election Petitions 2022 Presidential Election Petitions 2022 Date published 29 September 2022 Case action Judgment Court division Election Petitions Filing county Nairobi Order (a)the Presidential Election Petition No. E005 of 2022, as consolidated with Presidential Election Petition Nos. E001, E002, E003, E004, E007 & E008 of 2022 dismissed. (b) as a consequence, the election of the 1st respondent as President-elect to be valid under Article 140(3) of the Constitution. (c) regulation 87 (3) of the Elections (General) Regulations, 2012 declared unconstitutional to the extent that it purported to vest the power of verifying and tallying Presidential Election results, as received at the National Tallying Centre, solely on the Chairperson to the exclusion of other members of the Commission.
Verbatim excerpt · Kenya Law case metadata and order · Odinga v Ruto — Supreme Court detailed judgment
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Sources behind this record
- Odinga v Ruto — Supreme Court detailed judgmentKenya Law case metadata and order · Official Kenyan public authority · admitted for public claims