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Julie Soweto's testimony, which was considered important in Raila's plea, was dismissed as 'hot air.' Celestine Opiyo and Arnold Ochieng Oginga were among the attorneys who submitted phony affidavits and were subsequently warned.

While affirming Ruto's victory yesterday, Chief Justice Martha Koome described the majority of the affidavits as phony and falsified and warned the signatories of the risks involved in giving false testimony in court. A list of 41 attorneys was provided by Raila Odinga and his Azimio team to support his suit in the Supreme Court challenging Ruto's election victory in August.

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