October 31, 2017 7:09 AM

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Uhuru Kenyatta wins controversial Kenyan poll rerun

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared the winner of a controversial re-run of the Presidential election. <br/><br/>The country's Election Commission said, he won 98 per cent of the votes with a turnout at just under 39 per cent – less than half that was recorded in August's vote. Mr Kenyatta was also declared the winner in August which was annulled because of irregularities. <br/><br/>Opposition leader Raila Odinga pulled out of the re-run and urged his supporters to boycott it.<br/><br/>The re-run was suspended in 25 constituencies which are all opposition strongholds amid security fears. <br/><br/>The Commission said, those results would not affect the final outcome so it could proceed with its announcement. The Commission described the latest vote as free, fair and credible.<br/><br/>The Opposition, now, has seven days to mount a legal challenge, and Mr Odinga says he will make an announcement today.

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