Kenya elections: Opposition to challenge results in court

Raila Odinga, the leader of Kenya’s opposition alliance Nasa has announced that he will challenge the results of the disputed presidential election in the Supreme Court.

Reading from a statement at press conference in Nairobi, Mr Odinga said:

We have now decided to move to the Supreme Court to lay bare to the world the making of a computer-generated presidency.”
Raila OdingaKenyan opposition leader

Mr Odinga says that last week’s elections were electronically rigged to give President Uhuru Kenyatta victory.

Kenya’s electoral commission, the IEBC, and foreign observers said the elections were free and fair.

Mr Odinga called for Kenyans to protest peacefully, and added:

This is just the beginning, we will not accept and move on.”