Kenya: Election Rerun

kenya: Kenya's election commission said the turnout of registered voters in the Oct. 26 election was about 40 per cent, compared with roughly twice that in August balloting that was nullified by the Supreme Court because of what it called irregularities and illegalities, according to Toronto Star. Read more Kenyan streets calmer, but political standoff in new election still unresolved Article Continued Below Kenya postpones voting in opposition areas over fears of further bloodshed Kenya's presidential election rerun marred by boycotts, deadly clashes The rerun was marred by deadly clashes between police and Odinga supporters in the days that followed. react-empty 159 Kenyatta said he expected Odinga followers to mount new legal challenges, indicating the long saga that has left many Kenyans weary of conflict and has hurt business in East Africa's economic hub is not over. While Kenyatta's backers celebrated his re-election, angry supporters of his rival, Raila Odinga, skirmished with police in Nairobi slums and burned tires in Kisumu, one of the opposition strongholds in western Kenya. My victory today was just part of a process that is likely to once again be subjected to a constitutional test through our courts, Kenyatta said at the election commission headquarters after results were announced that gave him a second term. Kenyatta said he would consider dialogue with the opposition after the outcome of any court proceedings. I will submit to this constitutional path. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.