Kenya is in turmoil because the Supreme Court took a very strict line on the faulty transmission of results and annulled the August 8 election of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Section 14(1) of the Election Offences Act prohibits anyone from using public resources to campaign for a political party or candidate. The Supreme Court exonerated Uhuru from individual wrongdoing when it annulled the August election. But will it take the same line in October if Raila loses and Nasa petitions on the grounds that Uhuru used state resources to campaign? It would be sensible going forward if they made certain that President Kenyatta only campaigned in neutral public venues.

Source: The Star September 14, 2017 09:22 UTC