Supreme court in Kenya will hear last-minute bid to challenge election re-run
Chief Justice David Maraga will hear a petition filed by human rights activists arguing that Kenya is not ready for Thursday’s re-run
Nairobi — Kenya’s supreme court said on Tuesday it would meet on the eve of the country’s presidential election re-run to hear a last-minute petition challenging the ballot. Chief Justice David Maraga, who presided over the annulling of August’s original flawed vote, said he would hear a petition filed by human rights activists arguing that Kenya was not ready for Thursday’s re-run. Maraga said the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), as well as "all the presidential candidates", must submit their written submissions before the hearing. Kenya’s disputed presidential poll has been beset by legal challenges, including one brought by opposition leader Raila Odinga, which led to the supreme court’s overturning President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory on September 1, and ordering a re-run within 60 days. The supreme court’s decision to hear this latest petition, filed on Sunday, raises the possibility that Thursday’s election may be delayed. "We are hoping they will cancel e...
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