01-09-2017 17:32 via yahoo.com

Shock as Kenya court cancels vote result, demands re-run

Kenya's Supreme Court on Friday ordered a new presidential election within 60 days, in a shock ruling cancelling the results of last month's poll over widespread irregularities.Chief Justice David Maraga said a majority decision by the panel of six judges, with two dissenting, found that President Uhuru Kenyatta "was not validly elected", rendering the result "invalid, null and void".Supporters of veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga's wept and cheered, utterly stunned at what they saw as a hi
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