On October 17, Kenyans will re-elect their president after the primary result was canceled, announced by the chairman of Kenya's electoral commission.
Moreover, Wafula Chebukati confirmed that only the opposition leader Raila Odinga and the current president Uhuru Kenyatta would participate in Kenya Election.
Kenyatta was declared the frontrunner of August vote with 54%. Odinga, however, complained of significant irregularities. Therefore, the Supreme Court stated the first poll annulled. Such a decision was made for the first time in the history of Africa.
According to Chief Justice David Maraga, 8 August election was not conducted in harmony with the constitution. He added that numerous members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission had committed illegalities and irregularities in the results transmission.
Therefore, the Supreme Court ordered to make the new election in the two-month period. In its turn, the opposition officially wanted to remove several IEBC officials to guarantee that the problems will never take place in the second ballot.
Raila Odinga immediately called the electoral commission “rotten” after the Supreme Court's verdict. He called all its members to leave their job and face the tribunal. He also called that decision “a historic day for the people of Kenyan and African people.”
Mr. Odinga has already disputed election results against Uhuru Kenyatta for the third time. Earlier, he did it in 2007 and 2013.
The public will undoubtedly watch to witness if Wafula Chebukati, the electoral commission's chairman, follows through with his guarantee to reorganize his team before the restart to recover public belief.
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