No, former CJ Maraga has not accused outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta of sponsoring anti-Ruto petitions. - iVerify Kenya

No, former CJ Maraga has not accused outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta of sponsoring anti-Ruto petitions.

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On August 23, 2022, former Chief Justice David Maraga denied reports that he had accused President Uhuru Kenyatta of sponsoring petitions against President-elect William Ruto and coercing Supreme Court judges over the nine petitions filed.

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Verified Aug, 25 2022

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Outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta is still putting pressure on the Supreme Court to annul the elections in favor of Azimio La Umoja, which was defeated in day broad light – Former CJ, David Maraga

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We found a tweet from the former President of the Supreme Court on August 23, 2022, stating that the claim was false.

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