Kenya Supreme Court Nullifies Presidential Election<br />African said that It is a historic day for the people of Kenya, and by extension the people of Africa.<br />1, 2017<br />NAIROBI, Kenya — In a historic ruling and a first in Africa, Kenya’s Supreme Court nullified on Friday the re-election of a sitting president, ordering a new vote to be held within 60 days after finding<br />that the outcome last month had been tainted by irregularities.<br />The Supreme Court, which has bolstered its independence in recent years but had still been viewed by many Kenyans as under government influence, was facing pressure to set out arguments<br />that would persuade people on either side, said Mr. Omondi, the country director for the National Democratic Institute.<br />But when Mr. Kenyatta was initially declared the winner, just hours after voting ended, almost none of the forms from the polling<br />stations were online, even though the electoral commission had had a week to receive scanned images of the results.<br />The six-judge Supreme Court found no misconduct on the part of the president, Mr. Kenyatta, but it found<br />that the commission "committed irregularities and illegalities in the transmission of results" and unspecified other issues.<br />International election observers were quick to praise the electoral body after the vote, saying there was no evidence<br />that the votes had been tampered with at polling stations and that the paper forms would show clearly who had won.<br />he presidential election in a manner consistent with the dictates of the Constitution,"<br />the court said. that failed, neglected, or refused to conduct t
