How did the Supreme Court rule on Raila Odinga’s 2013 election petition?

In the 2013 Kenyan presidential election, Raila Odinga challenged the results, which declared Uhuru Kenyatta the winner with 50.07 percent of the vote. Odinga alleged that there were significant irregularities in the electoral process.12

During the Supreme Court’s hearing of the petition, a partial recount of the ballots revealed evidence of some voting irregularities. However, in its final ruling issued on March 30, 2013, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the election results. The court found that Kenyatta and his running mate, William Ruto, were "validly elected" and concluded that the election "was conducted in a free, fair, transparent, and credible manner". Following the court's decision, Odinga respected the ruling and conceded the election.231