Forget 2017 flaws and open new chapter, say observers

Head of EAC election observation mission Dr Jakayla Kikwete while flagging off 52 election observers drawn from various EAC member states. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The controversial 2017 presidential election results nullified by the Supreme Court has come back to haunt the Observation Missions accredited to monitor Tuesday's General Election.

The Observer Missions approved the poll only for the Chief Justice David Maraga-led Supreme Court to annul the outcome on account of serious breaches of the law, including challenges of transmission.