Exhortation to rise against second-rate democracy in Kenya

In a historic ruling last month, Kenya’s Supreme Court nullified the results of the August 8 presidential election. The election saw President Uhuru Kenyatta declared the winner over Opposition candidate Raila Odinga by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), despite the Opposition's concerns of rigging.

Citing widespread “discrepancies that affected the integrity of the elections,” the Supreme Court ruled that the IEBC’s conduct during the voting process was unconstitutional and called for a repeat election within 60 days. But just last week, Raila announced that he would not participate in the October 26 vote.