Kenya’s top court is due to give its verdict on the case challenging the presidential election outcome in just over two hours’ time.
In a statement, the Supreme Court announced that it will deliver the judgment at 12:00 local time (09:00 GMT):
JUDGMENT DELIVERY AT NOON pic.twitter.com/ZiB23CF27z
— The Judiciary Kenya (@Kenyajudiciary) September 5, 2022
It comes after last week’s hearing of the petitions led by opposition leader Raila Odinga challenging Deputy President William Ruto’s declaration as the winner of the 9 August presidential elections.
The electoral commission declared Mr Ruto the winner and the president-elect after garnering 7.1 million votes against Mr Odinga’s 6.9 million votes.
Mr Odinga disputed the outcome citing irregularities and has urged the court to annul the results.
What are the precedents?
Raila Odinga is hoping to repeat his court success of 2017 when he managed to get the result of that year’s presidential election – which he lost to Uhuru Kenyatta – overturned.
The Supreme Court said it was not “conducted in accordance with the constitution” citing problems with the way the vote was carried out.
A re-run was ordered, but Mr Odinga boycotted that vote saying the electoral commission had not made the necessary changes.
Mr Odinga also went to court in 2013 to challenge that year’s outcome – but he failed to get the result nullified.