By SAM KIPLAGATMore by this AuthorEleventh-hour court battles may yet derail the fresh presidential election ordered by the Supreme Court nearly two months ago. Earlier in the day, Mr Chebukati gazetted his deputy chairperson Connie Nkatha Maina as the deputy presidential returning officer. CHIEF JUSTICEOn Tuesday, CJ Maraga asked the courts, including the Supreme Court, to sit and hear election-related cases, despite Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i making today a public holiday. Mr Odinga and the Nasa leadership contradicted each other on whether there would be demonstrations on Thursday. Mr Odinga told the BBC in an interview that he had not called for demonstrations on Thursday.

Source: Daily Nation October 24, 2017 21:56 UTC