NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 22 – Former President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday asserted that Raila Odinga won the presidential contest against President William Ruto in the 2022 election.

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Speaking during the Jubilee Party handover as he stepped down from the party’s leadership, Uhuru said he and Jubilee members had done everything possible to support Raila’s presidential bid.

“And votes were cast, and to this day, I know that he won that election. I know that. We know, we know!” Uhuru said.

Uhuru questioned how his side could have lost the election, pointing to the number of MPs, senators and other positions won by the coalition.

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“How can they say they won when we had more MPs than any of those other parties? We had more senators than them. We had more positions than them. How else did we lose?” he asked.

He also pushed back against claims that the 2022 election was a contest between him and Ruto.

“Was Uhuru Kenyatta on the ballot, or was it Raila Odinga on the ballot?” he asked.

Uhuru said he was supporting Raila and questioned why political rivals continued to frame the election as a defeat for him.

Uhuru recalled how Jubilee joined hands with Raila after the 2018 handshake and later supported his presidential bid.

He said the decision was driven by an effort to promote unity and prevent political conflict.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya