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Kenya's Supreme Court dismisses Raila Odinga's petition challenging the August election results on the basis of a fraudulent vote tallying process, and upholds the election of William Ruto as president. SOUNDBITE
Ahead of the verdict on the August 9 election results, the justices in the Supreme Court make statements to the press. The result has been contested by Raila Odinga's legal team who allege the vote tallying process was fraudulently run. IMAGES
Teams of lawyers arrive at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, as Kenya awaits the verdict on a petition to contest the August election results, from Raila Odinga's legal team. William Ruto was declared the winner of the presidential election, now his opponent, Odinga, is challenging the result with allegations of fraud during the vote tallying process. IMAGES
In tonight's edition: Kenya's Supreme Court starts working on the petition challenging the result of this month's presidential election. The UN warns the humanitarian situation in northern Ethiopia is alarming. A ship loaded with 23,000 tons of Ukrainian grain finally arrives in Djibouti on its way to Ethiopia. And former Rwandan lawyer turned designer Lambert Shumbusho wows clients from around the world with his skillfully crafted furniture.
Kenya's Supreme Court on Tuesday laid out eight questions it will answer when it rules on this month's disputed presidential election result, including whether the commission's website was hacked. Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is seeking the presidency for the fifth time, is contesting the result of a tight vote after which the election commission chairman declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner.
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