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Kenya presidential elections voided despite international input, order redo within 60 days 2017-09-01 03:07:08 Post No. 174080
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Kenya presidential elections voided despite international input, order redo within 60 days
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2017-09-01 03:07:08
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41123329
>Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of last month's presidential election, citing irregularities, and ordered a new one within 60 days.
>The election commission had declared incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta the winner by a margin of 1.4 million votes.
>Raila Odinga, Mr Kenyatta's opponent, said the commission was "rotten" and demanded resignations and prosecutions.
>President Kenyatta said he disagreed with the court ruling but that he would respect the decision.
>He called on Kenyans to do the same and remain calm.
>Other elections in Africa have been annulled or cancelled but this appears to be the first time on the continent that an opposition court challenge against a presidential poll result has been successful.
>Chief Justice David Maraga said the 8 August election had not been "conducted in accordance with the constitution" and declared it "invalid, null and void".
>He said the verdict was backed by four of the six Supreme Court judges.
>The announcement drew cheers from opposition supporters both inside and outside the courtroom.
>The court ruling did not attribute any blame to President Kenyatta's party or campaign.
What did the judges say was wrong?
>Justice Maraga said the election commission had failed "to conduct the presidential election in a manner consistent with the dictates of the constitution."
>He said the commission had committed irregularities "in the transmission of results", adding that the court would provide details in a full judgment within 21 days.
>Dissenting judges said that the Nasa opposition alliance - which had petitioned the Supreme Court - failed to prove claims that the polls had been rigged.
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Wetin go happen now?
>Di court decision mean say di electoral commission must to do another presidential election in sixty days time.
>Dis na di first time wey court go cancel Presidential election for Africa. Di oda times wey dem cancel election na for Nigeria and Algeria, but na di military cancel am, no be judge.
>Mr. Odinga say na historic day for Kenya people and for Africans.
Im also say make dem investigate IEBC members, say im no trust dem at all.
>For di oda side, lawyer for President Kenyatta say di way supreme court take cancel di election dey 'political' but, dem go still follow di decision.
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>>174101
I don't understand this dialect what the fuck.
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>>174194
Pidgin English, it's common in areas that had little exposure to English speakers for a long time like Hawaii and some parts of Africa.
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