Kenya's Supreme Court has nullified the result of the
August 8 presidential election won by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
In a ruling issued on Friday, the court said the electoral
board committed "irregularities and illegalities" during last month's
vote, harming the integrity of the election.
The court ordered another presidential election to be held
within 60 days.
"The declaration [of Kenyatta's win] is invalid, null
and void," said Judge David Maraga, announcing the verdict of four out of
the six judges.
No Kenya presidential election has ever before been
nullified.
Maraga said the election commission "failed, neglected
or refused to conduct the presidential election in a manner consistent with the
dictates of the constitution".
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.
After the ruling was announced, opposition presidential
candidate Raila Odinga said: "This is a historic day for the people of
Kenya and by extension for the people of the continent of Africa."
Mr Odinga added that he had "no faith at all in the
electoral commission as currently constituted" and called for the
prosecution of its members..
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