Kenya’s National Security Advisory Council (NSAC) has denied allegations that it made attempts to tilt the outcome of the presidential election in favour of, but denies seeking to tilt election results in favour of Azimio candidate Raila Odinga.
It however admitted it sent a team to meet electoral body Chairperson Wafula Chebukati and other commissioners on August 15 at Bomas of Kenya.
In a historic move, the council (NSAC) filed an application seeking to have affidavits from some of its members – Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua and Principal Administrative Secretary in the Office of the President Kennedy Kihara – seeking to have their rebuttals to Chebukati’s claims recognised and considered by the seven-judge bench.
The NSAC says the meetings were only intended to address security concerns in relation to delays in tallying and display of official results on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) screens at the national tallying centre at the Bomas of Kenya auditorium.
NSAC said the claims were unfounded and a total misrepresentation of the events that occurred on August 15, 2022 at the Bomas of Kenya.
“It is our humble submission that the said allegations as set out in the impugned Replying – 10 Affidavits are unfounded and a total misrepresentation of the events of August 15,2022. In order that the Honourable Court is in good stead to determine the real issues in controversy and to do justice to this case, it is imperative that the misconceptions sought to be created in the impugned Replying Affidavits are corrected,” read part of the affidavit.
In their affidavits, the IEBC commissioners alleged that the NSAC members visited the National Tallying Centre (NTC) at the Bomas of Kenya and attempted to coax them to alter the results either to favour Raila or force a run-off.