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"As chairman of the electoral commission, I only announced the will of the people."

Former IEBC Chair Isaack Hassan has revealed that he wanted ODM leader Raila Odinga to win the 2013 General Elections.

In an interview with Citizen TV's Jeff Koinange on Wednesday, Isaack said Raila is one of the senior politicians in the country he holds in high regard.

According to Isaack, Raila played a big role in seeing him become a commissioner of the Constitutional Review Commission.

"I have a lot of respect for the prime minister and in my first job as a commissioner of the Constitutional Review Commission, he was chairman of the parliamentary select committee on the constitution," Isaack said.

Former IEBC CEO Isaack Hasan. PHOTO | FILE

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"They interviewed us and I was among those selected from North Eastern. That is one thing I always give him credit for because there were attempts to try and meddle with our nomination but he refused."

Hassan went on to reveal that he wished Raila became the President so that Kenyans can taste his alternative leadership.

He said despite wishing home to win the presidency, he had no option but to declare Former President Uhuru Kenyatta as the president-elect because that was the will of the people.

"I really would have wished him to win the election and become our president because we needed to taste his presidency," he said.

"As chairman of the electoral commission, I only announced the will of the people. It was a very difficult time for me, but what can you do?"