2017 Kenyan presidential election
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The 2017 Kenyan presidential election was a highly contested national vote marked by a historic Supreme Court annulment of the initial results and a subsequent repeat election amid political tension and opposition boycotts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | presidential election ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IEBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
opposition protests
ⓘ
political tension ⓘ security force crackdowns ⓘ |
| coalitionOfCandidate | Raila Odinga – NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalFramework | Constitution of Kenya 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
allegations of electronic system hacking
ⓘ
questions over results transmission infrastructure ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round system with 50%+1 national vote and county-distribution requirement ⓘ |
| firstRoundDate | 2017-08-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2022 Kenyan general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialResultAnnouncedOn | 2017-08-11 ⓘ |
| initialResultAnnulledBy | Supreme Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialResultAnnulmentDate | 2017-09-01 ⓘ |
| initialResultChallengedAt | Supreme Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialResultChallengedBy | Raila Odinga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialWinner | Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | first annulment of a presidential election result by a Supreme Court in Africa ⓘ |
| mainCandidate |
Raila Odinga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
domestic observer groups
ⓘ
international observer missions ⓘ |
| oppositionCoalition | National Super Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionDemand | replacement of IEBC officials and reforms before repeat poll ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kenyan general election, 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfCandidate |
Raila Odinga – National Super Alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uhuru Kenyatta – Jubilee Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionContested | President of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2013 Kenyan presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAfterElection | Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAfterElectionTerm | second and final term under 2010 Constitution ⓘ |
| reasonForAnnulment | irregularities and illegalities in the transmission of results ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | killing of IEBC ICT manager Chris Msando in July 2017 ⓘ |
| repeatElectionBoycottedBy | Raila Odinga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repeatElectionDate | 2017-10-26 ⓘ |
| repeatElectionHeldOn | 2017-10-26 ⓘ |
| repeatElectionOrderedBy | Supreme Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repeatElectionTimeLimit | 60 days from annulment ⓘ |
| repeatElectionTurnout | significantly lower than August poll ⓘ |
| repeatElectionWinner | Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMate |
Raila Odinga – Kalonzo Musyoka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uhuru Kenyatta – William Ruto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyUsed | Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voterRegistrationRequirement | biometric voter registration ⓘ |
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