Kenyatta supporters celebrate court ruling in Nairobi streets
- 6 years ago
Footage of scores of President Uhuru Kenyatta's supporters marching through Nairobi after Kenya's Supreme Court upheld his re-election following a repeat vote last month.
The video, captured today (November 20), shows a senators and members of parliament belonging to Kenyatta's Jubilee party driving through Moi Avenue in Nairobi amid cheering crowds.
According to reports, a six-judge bench dismissed two petitions from the opposition demanding the cancellation of the polls.
Kenyatta will be sworn in for a second and final term next week, after winning 98 percent of the vote amid a 38 percent turnout in last month's election re-run.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga boycotted last month's re-run.
The video, captured today (November 20), shows a senators and members of parliament belonging to Kenyatta's Jubilee party driving through Moi Avenue in Nairobi amid cheering crowds.
According to reports, a six-judge bench dismissed two petitions from the opposition demanding the cancellation of the polls.
Kenyatta will be sworn in for a second and final term next week, after winning 98 percent of the vote amid a 38 percent turnout in last month's election re-run.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga boycotted last month's re-run.