Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has won a disputed runoff elections which was boycotted by the opposition and is likely to face another legal challenge.
Kenyatta garnered 98% of the total votes cast, although the figure is tampered by the fact that the opposition leader Raila Odinga boycotted the polls and instructed his supporters not to vote.
Raila Odinga
Kenya's Supreme Court Annuls Presidential Election And Orders New Polls
Kenya has made history today as its Supreme Court has annulled the results of the recently held Presidential elections and called for new polls to be held.
In the landmark ruling, the Court held up the arguments of the opposition that the election was tampered with and the will of the people changed.
Incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta Declared Winner Following Protracted Kenyan Elections
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared winner of the Kenyan Presidential elections after a few days of tension and mixed announcements.
Since Tuesday’s election, both the opposition and government had expressed immense confidence of winning the polls, and the protracted certification of results have raised tensions in the country and in some areas, degenerated into violence.