Former MP challenges Kenyatta’s victory at S/Court

Kenyan businessman and former MP Harun Mwau has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging last month’s presidential election, won by President Uhuru Kenyatta with 98% of the vote.  The election commission violated the law by failing to call for fresh nominations, after the Supreme Court nullified the results of the first poll in […]

Kenyan businessman and former MP Harun Mwau has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging last month’s presidential election, won by President Uhuru Kenyatta with 98% of the vote. 

The election commission violated the law by failing to call for fresh nominations, after the Supreme Court nullified the results of the first poll in August, Mr Mwau said in court papers. The main opposition leader, Raila Odinga, boycotted the re-run, saying the vote was not free and fair.

He has launched a “national resistance” campaign, which has targeted three of Kenya’s biggest firms, including mobile phone operator Safaricom, for a boycott. 

On Monday, Mr Odinga switched from Safaricom to Airtel, the second largest service provider in Kenya.

He accuses Safaricom of colluding in efforts to rig the election, an allegation it strongly denies.