The Raila Odinga Presidential Secretariat Spokesman, Makau Mutua, has released the full list of lawyers who will represent the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, and his running mate, Martha Karua, in the presidential petition.
In a statement dated Wednesday, August 24, Mutua stated that the battalion of lawyers will ensure Raila's petition to the Supreme Court succeeds.
Siaya governor-elect, Senior Counsel James Orengo, will be the lead counsel for the team and will be assisted by Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee, SC Philip Murgor and SC Okong'o Omogeni.
The case management team is led by Raila Odinga's long-time lawyer, Paul Mwangi, and is composed of Jackson Awele, Julie Soweto, Velma Maumo, Prof Ben Sihanya, Fred Orego, Dan Maanzo, and Tom Macharia.
The team also includes lawyers Tony Moturi, Dr Judy Oloo, Celestine Opiyo, Arnold Oginga, Barbara Malowa, Addah Awiti, Justus Jura, Leonard Okanda, Plister Omondi and Winnie Makaba.
Others are Jerusah Michael, Deborass Bubi, George Ouma, Edward Ambala, Geoffrey Sore, Naila Salim, Tabitha Wathuti, John Njomo, Jacqueline Njoroge, Speranza Nywaira, Kinyua, Hannington Amol, Ndegwa Njiiru, Mathews Okoth, Kennedy Wanyanga, Kevin Katisya.
Raila Odinga filed a petition challenging the declaration of William Ruto as the president-elect.
The Supreme Court (Presidential Election Petition) Rules 2017 dictate that if a petition is submitted on the last day of filing, then it should be done before 2 p.m on the said day.
According to Azimio's lawyer Daniel Maanzo, the legal team had already filed the petition online and would submit the physical documents with the registry by the dateline.
"We have filed the petition electronically through the e-filing platform as we wait for the physical documents so that the court can assert the submission.
"We have until 2 p.m but I can assure you that everything is ready. The team is still compiling the paperwork into books and they should be on their way to court any time from now," he stated.
