Amidst Election-Related Violence, President Kenyatta is re-elected
October 31, 2017
He distributed relief food and once accommodated 10,000 internally displaced people in the Eldoret cathedral’s compound.
He distributed relief food and once accommodated 10,000 internally displaced people in the Eldoret cathedral’s compound.
In a speech given in English, Mr Kenyatta called for the decision to be respected. But in comments to supporters made in Swahili, he denounced the judges as “wakora” (crooks) and claimed that their decision was the work of “whites” and “homosexuals”.
Odinga had petitioned the court to overturn the result, claiming the electoral system was rigged in Kenyatta’s favor.