Kenya Supreme Court to Hear Case Seeking Delay of Vote Rerun
- Three Kenyans want top court to demand fresh nominations, vote
- Nation scheduled to hold presidential-ballot rerun on Oct. 26
Kenya's Supreme Court judges sit together before delivering a detailed ruling laying out their reasons for annulling the 2017 presidential election, on Sept. 20.
Photographer: Simon Maina/AFP via Getty ImagesKenya’s top court will hear a petition on Wednesday filed by three Kenyans that seeks the cancellation of a presidential-election rerun scheduled for the following day, according to the Judiciary.
The petitioners want the Supreme Court to compel the Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission to cancel the vote, Judiciary spokeswoman Lilian Mueni said by phone Tuesday from the capital, Nairobi. They also want the opposition National Super Alliance to be given the opportunity to nominate a presidential candidate afresh after its leader, Raila Odinga, withdrew from the rerun, saying the ballot wouldn’t be credible.