Kenya's Supreme Court rules presidential election invalid

Court calls for new vote within 60 days, raising spectre of violence

Uhuru Kenyatta
Kenya's current President, Uhuru Kenyatta
(Image credit: Ben Hoskins / Stringer)

Supporters of Kenya's opposition leader are celebrating after judges ruled that the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta was fraudulent and ordered a new vote to be held within two months.

The judges upheld a petition by the opposition candidate Raila Odinga, who claimed the electoral commission's IT system was hacked to elect Kenyatta by a margin of 1.4 million votes, the BBC reports.

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