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Kenya's Supreme Court nullified the August 8 reelection of President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday and ordered new polls be held (The East African) in sixty days following a petition by opposition candidate Raila Odinga. The electoral commission claimed Kenyatta won with 54 percent of the vote (WaPo); Odinga accused the commission of irregularities (AP) in …
Editorial This was earlier published. The matter has now been judicially examined and the result and decisions published today. It is for the Kenyan people through its organs to determine its fate. Again like Buhari who was a habitual contestant in presidential election, Odinga progressed his country both legally and electorally. Raila Odinga is refusing …
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The Kenyan Supreme Court has overturned the election of the Kenyan president and ordered another election within 60 days. The general basis of the ruling was not that there was malfeasance and rigging but a sufficient breach of form and protocol. This was a brave ruling given the grounds it based it historical decision. The …
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