The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has challenged former President Uhuru Kenyatta to explain why he is now saying that the late Raila Odinga won the 2022 presidential election.
ODM questioned why Uhuru had waited more than four years to make the claim, yet his administration oversaw the transfer of power to President William Ruto after the disputed election.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 23, the party asked Uhuru why he did not speak out at the time if he believed Raila had been denied victory.
The party also questioned why his government facilitated the transfer of power to Ruto if he was convinced that Raila had won.
“What does he expect Kenyans to do with this information now?” ODM asked, arguing that elections determine the will of voters and the legitimacy of government.
The party said Uhuru’s remarks had reopened a painful issue for ODM members and Raila’s supporters, who had accepted the outcome after the matter went through the constitutional process.
ODM said that after the Supreme Court upheld the 2022 presidential election results, it chose to move on and focus on the country’s future.
However, the party now wants Uhuru to explain what he knew about the election and the events surrounding the transfer of power.
Raila’s family has also reacted to the former President’s remarks.
Raila’s younger brother, Oburu Oginga, said the family was unhappy with Uhuru for bringing up the election again following Raila’s death in October 2025.
Speaking at the Odinga family home in Kang’o Ka Jaramogi, Siaya County, on Wednesday, Oburu asked Uhuru to allow the family to mourn instead of reopening the debate over the 2022 election.
“I want it to come out clearly that the former President should not play a cat-and-mouse game with us. We are not happy with whatever happened, and there’s no need for him to talk about the results that happened some years back,” Oburu said.
Uhuru made the remarks on Tuesday during a Jubilee Party meeting in Nairobi, where he said he remained convinced that Raila had won the election.
“We did everything to help Baba become the President of the Republic of Kenya. And he got the votes, and to this day, I know that he is the one who won that election,” Uhuru said.
Former President was equally concerned about the ability of the political coalition backing Raila to excel in all the other elective posts but lose the presidential race.
However, the official results indicate that IEBC declared Ruto the winner of the presidential elections held on August 9, 2022 with 7,176,141 votes, which translate to 50.49 per cent. Raila garnered 6,942,930 votes, which is 48.85 per cent.
The results were contested in the Supreme Court by Raila but the verdict from the Supreme Court unanimously supported Ruto’s victory because of lack of evidence to nullify the declared result.
ODM said it had accepted the court decision and moved forward after exhausting the available constitutional avenues.
The party now says that since Uhuru has chosen to revisit the 2022 election, he should provide Kenyans with a full account of what happened.
