The electoral commission of Kenya on Thursday announced a change in the date for repeat presidential election after the country's Supreme Court gave full judgment on Wednesday following the nullification of President Kenyatta’s electoral victory in August.
Kenya's Supreme Court on Wednesday gave full details of its reasons for nullifying the August 8 presidential election which was won by incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta stating that the election were "neither transparent or verifiable and so it had no choice but to nullify" the results.
The planned date for the re-run of Kenya’s presidential election could be affected after the company providing the voting system for the poll announced on Monday that its system and equipment will not be ready in time.
The opposition leader in Kenya, Raila Odinga has said that he and his National Super Alliance are now ready for the October 17 election re-run after initially rejecting the new date announced by the Kenyan election commission.
Kenya's opposition leader and leader of the National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday said he was not ready to participate in the re-run of presidential election slated for October 17, the date set by the country's electoral commission.
Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has set October 17 for the fresh presidential election ordered by the country's Supreme Court after nullifying the August 8 electoral victory of incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta.
