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Supreme Court Nullifies Disputed Kenyan Election (video) – Council of Foreign Relations

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 …

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Kenya’s Supreme Court orders rerun of disputed presidential election – CNN

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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