The just concluded presidential elections held in Kenya has been declared invalid by the nation's Supreme Court.
President Uhuru Kenyatta
A report by Reuters has shown that Kenya’s Supreme Court on Friday
declared President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election win invalid due to
irregularities committed by the election board and ordered a new vote in
60 days.
The decision to cancel the result, the first of its kind in Kenya’s
history, sets up a new race for the presidency between Kenyatta and
veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga.
East Africa’s biggest economy has a history of disputed elections. A
row over the 2007 poll, which Odinga challenged after being declared
loser, was followed by weeks of ethnic bloodshed in which more than
1,200 were killed.
“The declaration (of Kenyatta’s win) is invalid, null and void,”
said Judge David Maranga, announcing the verdict backed by four out of
the six judges and drawing cheers outside the court from Odinga
supporters.
“The first respondent (the election board) failed, neglected or
refused to conduct the presidential election in a manner consistent
with the dictates of the constitution,” the judge said.
International observers had said they saw no sign of manipulation
of voting and tallying at polling stations. Several observers said the
opposition did not conduct a parallel tally and had not challenged
results with complete data of their own.
Many voters in the west of Kenya, Odinga’s stronghold, and along
the coast, where there is traditionally large support for the
opposition, feel neglected by the central government and shut out of
power.
“This indeed is a very historic day for the people of Kenya,” Odinga said after the decision. “For
the first time in history of African democratization a ruling has been
made by a court nullifying irregular elections for the president.”
A lawyer for Kenyatta, Ahmednasir Abdullahi, said the decision was
“very political” and the election board had “done nothing wrong.” But he
said the decision had to be respected.
Odinga has contested the last three elections and lost each time.
After each one, he has claimed the votes were marred by rigging. In
2013, the Supreme Court dismissed his petition.
This time, his team focused on proving that the process for
tallying and transmitting results was flawed, rather than proving how
much of the vote was rigged.
Residents in the western city of Kisumu, where Odinga has strong
backing, celebrated in the streets. Motorcycle drivers hooted their
horns.
”Today is a special today and I will celebrate until I am worn out,” said 32-year-old Kevin Ouma.
Kenya’s dollar bonds fell after the ruling.
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