Kenya Third In The World, First In Africa To Annul A Presidential Election

Kenya on Friday made history in the electoral sphere as the only fourth country to have a presidential election nullified by the courts.

 
Other countries that have had presidential elections nullified are Austria and the Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean. Austria is part of the European Union.

Ukraine’s Supreme Court also annulled presidential elections held in November 2004.

 
The judges ruled that the Central Election Commission acted improperly by declaring the Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich the winner and ordered a run-off.

In Africa, the Supreme Court ruling declaring President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election null and void was the first of its kind.