Nairobi - Kenya's Supreme Court has made history as the first African country to annul a presidential election. The Kenya Supreme Court on Friday declared President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win invalid due to irregularities committed by the election board and ordered a new election within 60 days. Chief Justice David Maraga declared the election as invalid, null and void and ordered the IEBC led by Wafula Chebukati to organize a fresh Presidential election within 60 days. The election commission had declared incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of last month's election. Two judges, Jackton Ojwang and Njoki Ndung'u however dissented with the majority ruling, saying they saw no need to cancel the election and President Kenyatta's election should be upheld because the people were given opportunity to exercise their voting right. The Judges will give comprehensive reasons for their verdict after 21 days. Ghana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda are other countries on the African continent where presidential elections have been challenged in courts of law.
