Raila supporters celebrate the election case win
There are celebrations among Nasa supporters after the Supreme Court nullified the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in in the polls conducted on August 8, 2017.
Judges stand to deliver their verdict at the Supreme Court in Nairobi on September 1, 2017, ordering a new presidential election within 60 days after cancelling after cancelling the results of last month's poll. Kenya's Supreme Court nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win last month and called for new elections within 60 days.
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There were huge celebrations in Kisumu following the delivery of the judgement in Nairobi by judges led by Chief Justice David Maraga.
Kenya's Opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga(Foreground L) reacts at the Supreme Court in Nairobi on September 1, 2017. Kenya's Supreme Court nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win last month and called for new elections within 60 days. AFP PHOTO
There have also been celebrations in Kisii Town as the news of the judgement were received with Nasa supporters singing praises of their leaders.
Supporters of Kenya's Opposition leader Raila Odinga celebrate as he leaves the Supreme Court in Nairobi on September 1, 2017.
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Reacting to the judgement, Kisii Governor James Ongwae said Nasa has finally been vindicated in its insistence that "the poll was doomed and could not be relied to give a proper outcome".
File photo taken on August 08, 2017 shows Kenya's former President Uhuru Kenyatta voting at a polling station during the presidential election in Gatundu, Kiambu county. Kenya's Supreme Court on September 1, 2017 ordered a new presidential election within 60 days after cancelling the results of last month's poll in a shock decision in favour of the opposition. AFP PHOTO
