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Judges annul Kenya presidential election Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court
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Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of the country's recent presidential election. Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of the last month's presidential election.
Citing irregularities, the Supreme Court said a new poll should be held within 60 days. Citing irregularities, Chief Justice David Maraga said a new vote should be held within 60 days.
The election commission had declared incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of last month's election. The election commission had declared incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of the election by a margin of 1.4 million votes.
But Kenya opposition candidate Raila Odinga claimed that the commission's IT system had been hacked to manipulate the results. But the opposition argued that the commission's IT system had been hacked to manipulate the results.
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The BBC's Caroline Karobia in Nairobi says Kenya has made history as the first country in Africa to annul presidential election.
Reading the ruling - reached by a majority of four to two among the judges - Justice Maraga said the 8 August poll had not been "conducted in accordance with the constitution".
After the announcement, opposition supporters were seen celebrating outside the court building, as well as in opposition strongholds.