Supreme Court: Violence, Low Turn Out had little impact on Uhuru's win

Jubilee Lawyer ahmed Nassir during the reading of the verdict that lead to the upholding of President Uhuru Kenyattas victory at the supreme court on December 11 (Photo: Beverlyne Musili,Standard)

Violence and low voter presence did not affect the legitimacy and credibility of the October 26 election re-run, the Supreme Court has said.

In addition, the six-judge bench yesterday unanimously ruled that failure to conduct the election in 25 constituencies in Kisumu, Migori, Siaya, and Homa Bay counties had no impact on the final tally of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s 7.4 million votes.