Cord has a strong case, says lead lawyer Oraro

Cord's lawyer George Oraro at the Supreme Court where he filed a petition challenging IEBC's declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as President-elect March 16, 2013. EMMA NZIOKA 

By PAUL OGEMBA
Posted  Saturday, March 16  2013 at  11:36

The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) has said it is confident of overturning the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president.

Cord's lead lawyer George Oraro said the coalition has enough evidence to prove its case at the Supreme Court.

"We (Cord) have a strong case and are sure we are going to overturn IEBC (Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission) move to declare Uhuru Kenyatta as President-elect," Mr Oraro said Saturday.

He said the IEBC had not provided all the information Cord needed but it had "sufficient evidence" to mount a strong case.

Mr Oraro said Prime Minister Raila Odinga is the petitioner in the case.

He named the respondents as IEBC, commission chairman Isaack Hassan, Mr Kenyatta and deputy-president elect William Ruto.

Mr Oraro said Cord has assembled five lawyers to argue its case before the Supreme Court. He said Cord was dissatisfied with the way vote counting was done and that party agents did not sign Form 36.

After court officials verified Cord's documents, the legal team was asked to deposit one million shillings as security and Sh550,000 for advertisement in local media.

Civil society group, AFRICOG, also filed a petition challenging the tallying process at the Bomas of Kenya.