NSE shares jump as investors ignore Kenya’s political noise

Traders at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (PHOTO: FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenyan shares headed higher on Tuesday as investors welcomed the conclusion of a repeat presidential election whose results were declared the previous day.

On Monday, President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner of the election, which was boycotted by the main opposition leader Raila Odinga, after winning 98 percent of the votes cast to secure a second vote.