Kenya to Vote Again after Court Rules Election Invalid

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 07: (2nd L-R) Uganda President Yoweri Museveni, Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta and Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete participate in a roundtable discussion with American and African business leaders at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce August 7, 2014 in Washington, DC. The event was organized by the chamber’s Africa Business Initiative, the Whitaker Group and the East Africa Exchange. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Kenya will hold another presidential election after the country’s high court on Friday nullified the results of a contentious early August poll.

That election brought longtime Kenya president Uhuru Kenyatta back to power, but the high court said the election board “failed, neglected or refused to conduct the presidential election in a manner consistent with the dictates of the constitution,” according to a Reuters report.

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