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Presidential Election results annulled for failing to conform with the Constitution and the Elections Act.

September 1, 2017 · 2010 constitutional era

Source date
September 1, 2017
Event type
Court decision
Reform area
Election justice and remedies

30-second brief

The essential point

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On 1 September 2017, the Supreme Court annulled the declared presidential election result after finding that the election did not conform with the Constitution and the Elections Act. The result therefore could not legally stand.

Evidence: Kenya Law determination header and case summary

Why it matters

The declared presidential result could not stand after the Court found that the election failed the governing constitutional and statutory standard.

Evidence: Kenya Law determination header and case summary

Open the key points and evidence
  1. The official determination was issued on 1 September 2017.

    Kenya Law determination header and case summary
  2. It concerned the 2017 presidential election result.

    Kenya Law determination header and case summary
  3. Kenya Law’s case summary says the result was annulled for failing to conform with the Constitution and the Elections Act.

    Kenya Law determination header and case summary
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Official-source wording

What the official record says

September 1, 2017 Between Raila Amolo Odinga 1 st Petitioner Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka 2 nd Petitioner and Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission 1 st Respondent Chairperson, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission 2 nd Respondent H.E Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta 3 rd Respondent (Determination Of Petition Without Reasons Pursuant to Rule 23(1) of the Supreme Court (Presidential Election) Rules, 2017) Presidential Election results annulled for failing to conform with the Constitution and the Elections Act.

Verbatim excerpt · Kenya Law determination header and case summary · Odinga v IEBC — Supreme Court determination

Connections

People, institutions and law

The bigger picture

How this change connects

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  1. 27 August 2010 Constitution of Kenya
    Context
    September 1, 2017 Presidential Election results annulled for failing to conform with the Constitution and the Elections Act.

    Presidential Election results annulled for failing to conform with the Constitution and the Elections Act.

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  2. 2 December 2011 Elections Act, 2011
    Context
    September 1, 2017 Presidential Election results annulled for failing to conform with the Constitution and the Elections Act.

    Presidential Election results annulled for failing to conform with the Constitution and the Elections Act.

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Evidence stack

Sources behind this record

  1. Odinga v IEBC — Supreme Court determinationKenya Law determination header and case summary · Official Kenyan public authority · admitted for public claims