Kenya's Presidential Poll Results Declared 'Invalid, Null and Void'
Last Updated: September 01, 2017 12:23 PM
VOA News
NAIROBI, KENYA —
Kenyans reacted with celebration, frustration and shock Friday after the Supreme Court, in a 4 to 2 decision, ordered a do-over of last month's presidential election.
The court ruled that the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was responsible for "irregularities and illegalities" in the transmission of election results.
"A declaration is hereby issued that the presidential election on the 8thAugust 2017 was not conducted in accordance with the constitution, and the applicable law, rendering the declared results invalid, null, and void," said Chief Justice David Maraga.
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The Kenyan elections were discussed here before. Good if a country can recognize an invalid election. I'm afraid though, with the way things are over there, tribal rivalries and so forth, this probably opens up a bit of a Pandora's box... yet, the desire for honest free elections must be the overwhelming aim.
