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Kenya Election: Odinga Set To Move To Supreme Court

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Kenyan politician Raila Odinga is on Monday set to contest results of the presidential election at the highest court after rejecting Deputy President William Ruto’s victory in the 9 August election.

Mr Odinga lost to Mr Ruto by the narrow margin of 50.5% to 48.8%.

He has until 14:00 local time (13:00GMT) to file the petition at the Supreme Court.

Any Kenyan dissatisfied with the results of the presidential election can also file a petition.

Mr Odinga’s case is bolstered by the fact that four of the seven electoral commissioners – including vice-chairperson Juliana Cherera – took the extraordinary step of rejecting the result.

In 2017 Kenya’s Supreme Court annulled presidential election results citing irregularities, and ordered a new one within 60 days.

Then incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta went ahead to win the rerun after Mr Odinga boycotted the election.

Odinga supporters gather for election case

Supporters of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga have started gathering outside the a court building as his legal team prepares to file a petition challenging the presidential election result.

Hundred of regular and paramilitary police have thrown a security cordon around the court buildings.

BBC Africa News

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