Jubilation in Kenya following annulment of elections results

The decision of the Kenyan Supreme Court to annul the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta has divided opinions in the country.

 

According to Kenyan Journalist Silas Warungu, who spoke to primenewsghana from Kisii, most opposition supporters took to the streets in jubilation soon as the verdict was announced. "Strongholds of the government are pretty much down and unable to speak-its really a shocking verdict to them," he added.

 

Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who went to court in a similar situation in 2012 but lost, challenged the outcome of this year's elections, claiming they were rigged in favour of the ruling party headed by Uhuru Kenyatta.

 

There were attempts by international observers to talk Mr Odinga out of the court process but he defied them and went ahead, insisting he has a legitimate case to overturn the results this time around. One of the rulings by the court was that, a million more votes cast in the elections belong to dead persons and wondered how that could be possible.

 

Mr. Warungu said there has been no reaction from the government as of now but Kenyans on social media,especially twitter and Facebook, are hailing the outcome as another sign the country's democracy is getting stronger by the day.

" it also sets good precedence to the whole of Africa that elections could be challenged and won, if there are suspicions of breach."

 

In an interesting twist to the issue, most social media activists in Ghana are questioning the basis on which the international observer groups, one headed by John Mahama, concluded that, the elections were free and fair.