Royal Media Services (RMS) Chairperson SK Macharia has revealed that former Presidents Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyatta, as well as President William Ruto, cheated to win elections. Raila Odinga, the opposition leader in all these elections, lost.

According to the outspoken supporter of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader, Raila Odinga won the highly contested 2007 elections. The election turned out to be the most deadly in the country’s history.

Speaking during the burial of Col (Rtd) James Gitahi in Machakos on Saturday, he revealed that he was forcefully taken to his office and was forced to change the election outcome in favour of then President Mwai Kibaki. 

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“We had data. Complete data showed it was Raila who won,” he said. He went on to reveal, “Our data was showing Raila had won with 1.8 million votes.” Initial vote counts suggested a lead for Raila. However, as the tallying progressed, Kibaki overtook Raila, leading to allegations of vote rigging.

Macharia said, “I was picked from my house at night. And all the returning officers from Mt Kenya region were held somewhere and their returning forms taken.”

The head of the country’s largest broadcasting house by viewership and listenship continued to reveal, “I was taken to my office. I found some people whose names I will not mention. And we changed all those figures, and Kibaki won the election.”

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On December 30, 2007, the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK), chaired by Samuel Kivuitu, declared Kibaki the winner by approximately 232,000 votes. Kibaki was swiftly sworn in for a second term that evening.