[PHOTOS] Azimio backers sing, dance outside KICC

Azimio-One Kenya Alliance elected members met inside, sounded optimistic about victory

by PURITY WANGUI

In-pictures13 August 2022 - 13:19

In Summary

• They sounded as though victory was around the corner but they left that to the IEBC.

• All elected leaders gathered inside KICC, while a sea of supporters frenetically celebrated a hoped-for win.

Azimio supporters celebrates outside KICC in Nairobi during the inaugural meeting for its elected members at KICC on Saturday August 13

Azimio-One Kenya supporters on Saturday danced, sang, drummed and blew vuvuzelas for Baba outside KICC to celebrate hoped-for but undeclared victory.

Meanwhile, all elected leaders from around the country gathered inside for an inaugural meeting chaired by deputy presidential running mate Martha Karua.

Flagbearer Raila Odinga was not present at KICC.

They cited their electoral achievements and "the numbers in Parliament", the number of governors, all announced by the IEBC.

Azimio supporters outside the gate waiting for their leaders said to be meeting at KICC on August 13th 2022./DOUGLAS OKIDDY

Azimio has its own tallying centre, as does UDA flagbearer DP William Ruto, the Kenya Kwanza leader.

Only the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission can declare the presidential winner. Tallying and crunching numbers was still underway at the Bomas of Kenya on Saturday afternoon.