Kenyan court asks for scrutiny of electronic vote-count systems
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS AUGUST 28, 2017 / 5:08 AM / 5 MINUTES AGO
Kenyan court asks for scrutiny of electronic vote-count systems
George Obulutsa
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyas Supreme Court ordered the election commission on Monday to allow the opposition, which is disputing the results of this months presidential vote, to have access to its computer servers and electronic devices used in the vote-count.
Election authorities say Kenyatta won a second term in the Aug. 8 polls by 1.4 million votes. A parallel tally by independent monitors based on a sample of around 2,000 polling stations produced a similar result.
There were scattered protests in strongholds of opposition leader Raila Odinga. At least 28 people were killed in election-related violence, many of them shot by police, after results were announced.
The protests, which dissipated within days had raised fears that political violence could again destabilize the regions biggest economy, as it did following a disputed election in 2007.
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