{"id":6843,"date":"2013-03-30T09:42:06","date_gmt":"2013-03-30T09:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/uhuru-wins-again\/"},"modified":"2013-03-30T10:55:52","modified_gmt":"2013-03-30T10:55:52","slug":"uhuru-wins-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/uhuru-wins-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Uhuru Wins Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{Kenya’s Supreme Court judges upheld the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya\u2019s fourth president after rejecting Raila Odinga’s petition in a verdict delivered Saturday.}}<\/p>\n

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga in his ruling said the elections were indeed conducted in compliance with the Constitution and the law.<\/p>\n

\u201cUhuru and his running mate William Ruto were validly elected,\u201d said Mutunga in brief ruling at the Supreme Court shortly after 5pm Kenya time.<\/p>\n

The verdict has now set the stage for Uhuru to take over from President Kibaki and he will be sworn in on April 9.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile,Prime Minister Raila Odinga has conceded defeat wishing Mr Kenyatta well in running the affairs of government.<\/p>\n

“I wish Mr Kenyatta and his team well,” he said during a news conference in his office Saturday<\/p>\n

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{The Winning Combination: Ruto and Uhuru}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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