Kenyatta Won Kenya’s Presidency Fairly: Supreme Court
Kenya’s Supreme Court ruled on Saturday Uhuru Kenyatta was elected president fairly, unanimously rejecting a challenge from defeated candidate Raila Odinga that the vote was marred by rigging and technical problems.
The decision cleared the way for Kenya’s richest man to take the top job in east Africa’s biggest economy, but left foreign powers with the headache of dealing with a leader charged with crimes against humanity at The Hague.
Kenya’s outgoing president had called for calm ahead of the judgment which came five years after another ballot dispute triggered widespread bloodshed.