Ghosts of Venezuelans return to haunt Kenyan polls as 2027 calls

President-elect William Ruto (centre) and his running mate Rigathi Gachagua receive their certificates from IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati at Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi, on August 15, 2022.

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The name Jose Camargo evokes controversy in Kenya because of its association with claims of vote rigging in the country’s 2022 elections.

Lawyers representing opposition’s candidate Raila Odinga in a Supreme Court petition challenging President William Ruto’s victory argued that the Venezuelan national accessed and manipulated the electoral commission’s results transmission system.