Speaking in Machakos during the funeral of his younger brother, retired Colonel James Gitahi, Macharia said that Raila Odinga was unfairly denied victory in all four presidential elections he contested since 2007.
"I have supported Raila in all his presidential bids," Macharia said. "Not because we come from the same community, but because of my long history with his father, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga.
I started my political campaigns in 1992 when I supported Jaramogi, even when Kenneth Matiba was the preferred candidate among my people."
Macharia alleged that every election since 2007 has been marred by electoral fraud.
He claimed that in 2007, Raila won by over 1.8 million votes, but the results were changed to favor the late President Mwai Kibaki.
"In 2007, Raila and William Ruto were together, running against Kibaki.
I was present when returning officers from the Mt. Kenya region were summoned and instructed to alter results.
Their forms were taken, numbers changed, and Kibaki was declared the winner," Macharia claimed.
According to him, a similar pattern was followed in the 2013 and 2017 elections.
He alleged that in 2017, names of deceased people were included in the voters' register to inflate Uhuru Kenyatta's numbers.
"The murder of IEBC ICT director Chris Msando was part of this scheme," he said.
"It was done to give access to the system, and this is why Chief Justice David Maraga nullified the election, saying it was not free and fair."
Macharia believes that Kenya’s electoral system must be changed to ensure free and fair elections in the future.
He called on President William Ruto to leave a positive legacy by ensuring the voters’ register is cleaned up.
"If the president wants to be remembered for something good, let him oversee the creation of a new voters' register," he said. "Let every Kenyan vote and let every vote count."
His remarks come at a time when discussions about electoral justice and reforms continue to dominate Kenya’s political space.
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