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The Supreme Court of Kenya on Tuesday rejected pleas from lawyers of the opposition coalition the National Super Alliance and the ruling Jubilee Party to be joined to the current petition challenging the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Hearing of the second election petition challenging the election victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya started on Tuesday.

The President of Kenya has asked his country’s Supreme Court to dismiss two petitions filed against his October 26 victory.

The victory of Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s repeat presidential election has been challenged at the country’s Supreme Court.

Kenya’s opposition political party, National Super Alliance (Nasa) has announced that its members are boycotting products from companies it believes to be allies of the ruling Jubilee party.

The opposition leader in Kenya, Raila Odinga on Tuesday described the repeat presidential election held on October 26 as a “fraud” and vowed not to recognize the declared winner, Uhuru Kenyatta and his government.

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared winner of the October 26 repeat presidential election, boycotted by the opposition led by Rail Odinga, winning by 98 percent of total votes cast.

Kenyans are expectant of the outcome of last Thursday’s repeat poll which was boycotted by the opposition led by Raila Odinga.

One protester has died on Friday after he was shot at in western Kenya as protests after the repeat presidential election continue in parts of the country.

Kenyans on Thursday cast their votes to choose a new president in an election that was boycotted by the opposition political party.