国际英语资讯:Kenyas Kenyatta wins repeat presidential poll, pledges to stick to rule of law_时事

国际英语资讯:Kenyas Kenyatta wins repeat presidential poll, pledges to stick to rule of law

"The commission could not immediately determine an appropriate and practical time in compliance with Section 55 (b) of the Election Act which requires that when an election is postponed it should be held at the earliest practicable time," Nkatha said.

Odinga's withdrawal from the fresh presidential race 16 days to the election, though anticipated, had sparked uncertainties in the country's body politic, economy, social cohesion and diplomatic engagement. He is due to speak later this week on the way forward.

The Supreme Court on Sept. 1 annulled the results of the Aug. 8 presidential polls where the incumbent Kenyatta was declared the winner.

Judges of the apex court based their decision to invalidate Kenyatta's victory on what were described as gross malpractices by the electoral agency that included tampering of results tallying and transmission infrastructure, and ordered the IEBC to conduct fresh presidential elections within 60 days.

Announcing the election results on Monday, Chebukati said his commission worked under difficult conditions but managed to deliver a free, fair and credible election, noting that Kenyatta had cleared the threshold of winning 25 percent of the votes cast in more than 24 counties.

He said the electoral agency took reform measures this time around, including the provision of more electronic kits, gadgets and wider mobile telecom coverage and extensive training of poll officials.