BREAKING: Kenya Supreme Court Nullifies Presidential election
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Kenya Supreme Court annuls the country’s presidential election due to irregularities.
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Kenya Supreme Court orders re-run of presidential poll
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Kenya’s Supreme Court on Friday declared the results of last month’s presidential poll “invalid, null and void” and ordered the election be re-run within 60 days.
_ “The presidential election held on August 8 was not conducted in accordance with the constitution,” said Chief Justice David Maraga, ruling in favour of the opposition which challenged the declaration of President Uhuru Kenyatta as the winner.
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Maraga said this was a majority decision, with two judges dissenting.
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The shock ruling was a rare example of a poll result being overturned, with Maraga saying the election commission (IEBC) “failed, neglected or refused to conduct the presidential election in a manner consistent with the dictates of the constitution”. _
He validated opposition leader Raila Odinga’s argument that there had been “irregularities and illegalities”, notably in the transmission of election results.
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Maraga said this had compromised the “integrity of the entire presidential election”. _
The court has ordered a new poll on November 1, 2017.
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More details coming…
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Kenya Supreme Court annuls the country’s presidential election due to irregularities.
_
Kenya Supreme Court orders re-run of presidential poll
_
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Friday declared the results of last month’s presidential poll “invalid, null and void” and ordered the election be re-run within 60 days.
_ “The presidential election held on August 8 was not conducted in accordance with the constitution,” said Chief Justice David Maraga, ruling in favour of the opposition which challenged the declaration of President Uhuru Kenyatta as the winner.
_
Maraga said this was a majority decision, with two judges dissenting.
_
The shock ruling was a rare example of a poll result being overturned, with Maraga saying the election commission (IEBC) “failed, neglected or refused to conduct the presidential election in a manner consistent with the dictates of the constitution”. _
He validated opposition leader Raila Odinga’s argument that there had been “irregularities and illegalities”, notably in the transmission of election results.
_
Maraga said this had compromised the “integrity of the entire presidential election”. _
The court has ordered a new poll on November 1, 2017.
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More details coming…
via Loud Naija Media
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