Kenya’s Raila Odinga challenges presidential poll result in Supreme Court

KENYA’s veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga filed a challenge to the results of this month’s presidential election in the Supreme Court on Monday, his legal team said, sharpening a political clash that has gripped East Africa’s powerhouse.

“What we did this morning is to file the online copy,” lawyer Daniel Maanzo told Kenyan television channel. “After today there will be four days for the other parties to reply.”

A source at the judiciary confirmed they had received a copy of the file.

Last week the election commissioner declared Deputy President William Ruto had won the election by a slim margin, but four out of seven election commissioners dissented, saying the tallying of results had not been transparent.

Last week Odinga said the results were a “travesty” but said he would settle the dispute in court and urged supporters to remain peaceful. Read full story

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