Kenya's electoral body has announced that presidential election will be re-run on 17 October. Electoral commission's chairman, Wafula Chebukati, said only President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga would be on the new ballot. <br/><br/>In a ruling on Friday, Chief Justice David Maraga said the 8 August election, in which Mr Kenyatta won 54 percent of the vote, had not been conducted in accordance with the constitution, declaring it invalid, null and void. <br/><br/>The court also said that some members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had committed irregularities and illegalitie in the transmission of results. The court ordered a new poll to be held within 60 days. <br/><br/>Mr Kenyatta had been declared the winner of last month's vote. But Mr Odinga complained of widespread irregularities. The decision is the first time in African history that a supreme court has upheld an opposition challenge in a presidential election and ordered a re-run. The opposition demanded that some IEBC officials be removed to ensure that the problems are not repeated in the second ballot.<br/>Raila Odinga has said that he will not take part in the presidential election re-run slated for the 17th of next month without legal and constitutional guarantees.

Kenya's electoral body has announced that presidential election will be re-run on 17 October. Electoral commission's chairman, Wafula Chebukati, said only President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga would be on the new ballot. <br/><br/>In a ruling on Friday, Chief Justice David Maraga said the 8 August election, in which Mr Kenyatta won 54 percent of the vote, had not been conducted in accordance with the constitution, declaring it invalid, null and void. <br/><br/>The court also said that some members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had committed irregularities and illegalitie in the transmission of results. The court ordered a new poll to be held within 60 days. <br/><br/>Mr Kenyatta had been declared the winner of last month's vote. But Mr Odinga complained of widespread irregularities. The decision is the first time in African history that a supreme court has upheld an opposition challenge in a presidential election and ordered a re-run. The opposition demanded that some IEBC officials be removed to ensure that the problems are not repeated in the second ballot.