In an historic ruling, Kenyas Supreme Court has overturned the result of last months election, and ordered a re run. President Uhuru Kenyatta says the decision is political, but he will accept the judgement. Its the first time a legal challenge to a president ial vote has been successful anywhere in africa. Anne soy reports from nairobi. Celebrating a new lease of life. Veteran politician raila odinga gets one more chance to run for president. A last minute decision to challenge the result of the president ial election paid off. The president ial election held on 8 august 2017 was not conducted in accordance with the constitution under the applicable law, rendering the declared result invalid, null and void. A shocking and rare judgment. The judges did not limit themselves to what happened on election day until the results were announced. Rather they looked at the electoral process in its totality from Voter Registration to Civic Education as well as the campaigning and procurement of
In an historic ruling, Kenyas Supreme Court has overturned the result of last months election, and ordered a re run. President Uhuru Kenyatta says the decision is political, but he will accept the judgement. Its the first time a legal challenge to a president ial vote has been successful anywhere in africa. Anne soy reports from nairobi. Celebrating a new lease of life. Veteran politician raila odinga gets one more chance to run for president. A last minute decision to challenge the result of the president ial election paid off. The president ial election held on 8 august 2017 was not conducted in accordance with the constitution under the applicable law, rendering the declared result invalid, null and void. A shocking and rare judgment. The judges did not limit themselves to what happened on election day until the results were announced. Rather they looked at the electoral process in its totality from Voter Registration to Civic Education as well as the campaigning and procurement of
Half past 3am. And around the world in under 80 days, british endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont is heading for paris and a world record. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The most senior official in the governments Brexit Department has left his job, after reports of tensions between him and the brexit secretary david davis. Oliver robbins is moving to downing street to work more directly for theresa may. A spokesman for number ten said the appointment would strengthen coordination of brexit across the government, as the next round of negotiations with brussels approaches. It comes as downing street insists the cabinet is united behind the governments plans for leaving the eu, despite the foreign secretarys decision to publish an article, setting out his own vision for brexit. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo reports. The most eye catching claim from the referendum campaign. Since widely discredited, but this weekend Boris Johnson revived it. Saying that brexit would mean r
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