Supreme Court Judge Smokin Wanjala on Monday opened up on claims of receiving threats from President Uhuru Kenyatta after they annulled his victory in the August 8 elections.
While delivering the detailed judgment explaining why the court upheld President Kenyatta's win after the repeat poll, Justice Wanajala stated that the judges were in no way threatened by the third respondents to deliver a ruling in his favor.
"We were not intimidated by the choice of words used by President Kenyatta against us," he conveyed.
He added that the Jubilee Women's Brigade had not operated in contradiction with the election laws.
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Justice Wanjala stated: "Petitioners didn't have proof that Jubilee Women's Brigade act of dressing in military regalia intimidated voters."
He further ruled that the petitioners did not prove that Kenyatta was culpable in using public resources to advertise.
"On 19th Oct, The High Court gave a clear determination and forbade the government from advertising using public resources, petitioners didn't prove that Kenyatta was in contempt," he stated.
Additionally, he exonerated the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on how it conducted the repeat polls.
"IEBC was not at fault for excluding some parties, there was no need for fresh nominations for the October 26 repeat presidential election," he added.
On her part, Justice Njoki Ndung'u stated the violence witnessed in NASA strongholds could not stop elections from happening in other regions.
"Violence was mainly evident in NASA's stronghold thus carrying out elections there was impossible," she explained.
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