Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of the country's recent presidential election.
Citing irregularities, the Supreme Court said a new poll should be held within 60 days.
The election commission had declared incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of last month's election.
But opposition candidate Raila Odinga claimed that the commission's IT system had been hacked to manipulate the results.
The BBC's Caroline Karobia in Nairobi says Kenya has made history as the first country in Africa to annul presidential election.
Opposition supporters were seen celebrating in court after the ruling was announced.
Source: BBC
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I believed Mahama said the election was okay when he leaded some African delegations to witness the elections, My question is How can a person like Mahama lead such delegations and expected something good from that it? shame on to Mahama and the Justices that affirmed him 2012.
SHAME UNTO NDC WHO REJOICES OVER DEPORTATION OF MAC MANU. GOD HATES INJUSTICE, LIES AND WICKEDNESS. MAC MANU AND OTHER NORTH AMERICAN NATIONALS WERE DEPORTED BECAUSE THEY WERE FEARED TO HELP REVEAL THE FRAUD IN THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM. YET WITH THEIR DEPORTATION THE TRUTH COULD STILL NOT BE SUPPRESSED. THANK GOD WE HAVE GOD FEARING, SINCERE AND COURAGEOUS JUDGES IN AFRICA. INFACT I ADMIRE THE JUDGES BY BEING SO QUICK TO DETERMINE THE PETITION.
THANKS TO KENYA'S SUPREME COURT FOR THEIR BOLD VERDICT AND STANCE TO ORDER FRESH ELECTIONS UNLIKE OUR GHANAIAN CORRUPT COURTS, POLITICIANS, OPINION LEADERS, CHRISTIAN /PEACE COUNCIL, ASANTEHENE AND MANY OTHERS. GHANA WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN SUCH A MESS IF WE HAD NOT HANDED OVER THE NATION TO ***barred word*** /NDC !!!!!!
@sam what also shows that the supreme court ruling is right? judges are sometimes even bias and corrupt even more than EC.
I sometimes wonder if we have brains, why blame atugubu, he has only one vote. It was 5 4 decision, he cannot say otherwise. Once again why blame foreign observers, In Ghana NPP is claiming they will jail NDC ministers because the supreme court judges are on their side. Something is indeed wrong with us, we only see it to be fair when it goes in our favour. Ghanains wise up. Uhuru will win again but if the opposition wins, kenya will never be the same again.
So what are the foreign election observers who said the elections were free and fair saying? shame on them!!!!!
This is politics they say, if they vote 100x Uhuru will win 100x. The truth about this ruling is that Uhuru will stay in power longer than expected because several months will be added to his rule. In short everything is to Uhuru advantage. This is a well calculated set up that will put Uhuru in a firm position.
Ghana missed a fine opportunity to fly one over the Kenyans and we flunked.This is an example of how the Judiciary can be totally independent in Africa.John Mahama is an epitome of all that is dirty ,unjust,inept and undesirable in African politics.Ok Railla has won the first round but he has to be smart.Take your destiny in your own hands.Take steps to make sure the government cannot cheat again.If NPP had sat on their butts and done nothing, Mahama will still be in power tormenting the people of Ghana and st3al1ing everything in sight like there is no tomorrow. What is the use of all the observer missions? They only see what they're supposed to see.Nice ,orderly queues at polling stations,nobody stealing ballot boxes and nobody farting at the polling stations. Where the true cheating is; the counting, collation,and transmission of results ,they do not see.
Kenya has learnt fast and now surpass Ghana in their judiciary.They used to hire judges from Ghana in the 60's and early 70's such as Justice Azu Crabbe and Justice E.K. Abban became chief justices in Kenya and now their justices are bold and competent,Ghana judicial service wake up to the challenge. Thank you.
Raila Odinga will loose again. It is still victory for Ohuru