- NASA leader Raila Odinga has rubbished the 2017 general elections as a “tragedy of monumental gravity,”
- Raila alleges that the election results were being compromised long before the voting process was completed on Tuesday, August 8
- The opposition leader addressed the media fully armed with a document which he alleges has a detailed account of how the IEBC systems were compromised from 1237 hrs on Tuesday
- While he is disputing the polls , Raila has called for calm from all his supporters as they anticipate IEBC’s response on the alleged hacking
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has strongly disputed the emerging presidential results which strongly angle towards a Uhuru Kenyatta victory.
Raila, while addressing a press conference in Westlands on Wednesday, August 9, alleged that the entire electoral process has been largely compromised in favor of Jubilee.
According to the NASA leader, the compromise of the IEBC’s database began on Tuesday, August 8 at 12:37 p m.
He alleges that hackers used the identity of the late IEBC ICT manager Chris Msando to gain entry into the IEBC systems and “created errors in the IEBC code server”.
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Only hours before the press conference, it seemed like a neck to neck race between the two major presidential contenders as provisional results started streaming in.
Raila's NASA brigade, however, were against the results because the Forms 34A were never produced in various polling stations across the country.
Raila addressing the media on Wednesday, August 9. PHOTO: Courtesy
While he did not necessarily mention his next course of action, Raila disclosed that they would be waiting for a statement from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission on the same.
Raila Odinga addressing the media in Westlands on Wednesday, August 9. The NASA leader alleges a hacking plot that was used to compromise the elections. PHOTO:BBC
He called for calm from his supporters as they await the IEBC verdict.
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NAIJ.com also learnt that Raila and his stakeholders are set to hold a crisis meeting with the IEBC at 12 pm on Wednesday, August 9.
As provisional results keep trickling in, Uhuru Kenyatta of thee Jubilee party looks al but victorious after garnering 7738771 votes (54.41%) to Raila’s 6360436 votes (44.72%) with less than 2000 polling stations to go.
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