The Supreme Court ruling in NASA’s presidential election petition has emboldened the coalition to challenge various results across the country which they claim were computer-generated.
In a tweet, head of NASA Secretariat Norman Magaya announced they have solid evidence and will be mounting legal challenges in at least 62 electoral areas.
"We will mount election petitions in at least 62 electoral areas where winners were computer generated. We have solid evidence so far," Magaya stated.
At a political rally in Mathare, Nairobi, NASA candidate Raila Odinga on Sunday reckoned he won by a margin of 1.5 Million votes against President Uhuru.
He coined the term ‘Vifaranga vya computer’ while issuing a press statement on their decision to head to the Supreme Court following the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as the winner.
NASA’s plan to file more petitions is an attempt to water down Jubilee’s ‘Tyranny of Numbers’.
The Uhuru Kenyatta-led party currently has a majority in both the National Assembly and the Senate, and a majority of Governors as well.
The Opposition coalition’s position is that more races other than that for President were compromised through loopholes in IEBC’s system.
Edwin Sifuna, who ran on an ODM ticket and came second in Nairobi’s senatorial race, is expected to challenge Johnson Sakaja’s win. At Sunday’s Mathare rally, Sifuna told the crowd “Hata hapa Nairobi kuna Senator kifaranga...(here in Nairobi, there is also a "computer-generated Senator).”
Wavinya Ndeti, who ran for Machakos Governor but lost to Alfred Mutua of Maendeleo Chap Chap is also expected to file a petition.
A close eye will be kept on other areas to find out which results NASA will be challenging.
This is in light of the constitutional rule that all petitions other than those for President must be filed within 28 days of publishing the results.
The precedent-setting ruling by Chief Justice Maraga is expected to provide grounds for legal challenges of other races.
NASA will, however, have to provide evidence of the alleged hacking of IEBC servers and show its effect on the final results declared by the electoral body.
