Tag: raila odinga
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Kenyatta’s rival, Raila Odinga hails Supreme Court’s ‘historic’ decision overturning poll
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday hailed as historic a court decision nullifying an election won by President Uhuru Kenyatta and calling for a re-run. “This is a historic day for the people of Kenya and by extension for the people of the continent of Africa,” said Odinga, adding it was the first time…
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Kenya 2017: Opposition candidate, Raila Odinga rejects presidential election result
…Says going to court is not an alternative Kenya’s opposition said on Friday it would “not be a party” to the election commission’s imminent announcement of the result of the presidential vote because its concerns had not been addressed. Provisional results from polling stations show President Uhuru Kenyatta with a lead of 1.4 million votes…
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BREAKING: Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta wins second term
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner Friday of a disputed election with 54.27 percent of votes, beating his rival Raila Odinga who scored 44.74 percent, the election commission announced. “Having fulfilled the requirement by law… I therefore wish to declare Uhuru Kenyatta… as president elect,” said polls commission chairman Wafula Chebukati, as cheers…