'We know what happened': Uhuru claims Raila won 2022 polls

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta says he remains convinced that Raila Odinga won the 2022 presidential election.

Speaking during a Jubilee Party meeting in Nairobi on Tuesday, September 22, Uhuru questioned how the Azimio coalition could have lost the presidency despite performing strongly in other elective races.

“We did everything to help Baba become President of the Republic of Kenya. He got the votes, and to this day I know that he is the one who won those votes. We know how things happened, and we do not want it to happen that way again,” Uhuru said.

The late Odinga contested the August 9, 2022 election under the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition Party, with Martha Karua as his running mate. Ruto ran under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) as the presidential candidate of the Kenya Kwanza Alliance.

Ruto was declared president-elect after garnering 7,176,141 votes, 50.49 per cent, against Odinga's 6,942,930 votes, 48.85 per cent. Ruto's margin was 233,211 votes.

The Supreme Court later unanimously upheld his election after dismissing petitions challenging the results.

But Uhuru pointed to the coalition's performance in the parliamentary and county races to question how Azimio could have lost the presidency.

“How can you say we were defeated when we had most of the MPs, governors and senators? How were we defeated in the presidency?” he asked.

In the National Assembly, figures published after the election initially put Azimio ahead of Kenya Kwanza, with 165 seats against 160, while 12 seats were held by independent MPs.

Azimio also won 23 of the 47 governorships, while Kenya Kwanza secured 22. The remaining two were won by Taita Taveta Governor Andrew Mwadime and former Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza, who ran as independent candidates.