Kenya's President Urged People To Vote In Thursday's Presidential Election Rerun.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Kenyans to vote in Thursday's presidential election rerun, shortly after opposition leader Raila Odinga called on supporters to stay away from the polls.
The opposing calls came after Kenya's electoral commission on Wednesday said that the vote would go ahead as planned, after an unsuccessful last-ditch effort to delay it after five judges failed to turn up at the Supreme Court to hear a petition.
In a televised address, Kenyatta said "the rights of those who wished not to vote" were protected by the country's constitution.
Kenyatta added that" let no one infringe on his brothers' or sisters' right to vote and let everyone know that our security agencies have been deployed across the country to ensure the safety of each and every Kenyan."
Kenya is holding the election re-run after the country's Supreme Court annulled the results of an August 8 poll, following a challenge by Odinga, due to "irregularities" and "illegalities" in the electoral process.
Kenyatta had been declared the winner of that vote.
Odinga pulled out of the new race earlier this month after claiming opposition demands to overhaul the country's election body had not been met.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Kenyans to vote in Thursday's presidential election rerun, shortly after opposition leader Raila Odinga called on supporters to stay away from the polls.
The opposing calls came after Kenya's electoral commission on Wednesday said that the vote would go ahead as planned, after an unsuccessful last-ditch effort to delay it after five judges failed to turn up at the Supreme Court to hear a petition.
In a televised address, Kenyatta said "the rights of those who wished not to vote" were protected by the country's constitution.
Kenyatta added that" let no one infringe on his brothers' or sisters' right to vote and let everyone know that our security agencies have been deployed across the country to ensure the safety of each and every Kenyan."
Kenya is holding the election re-run after the country's Supreme Court annulled the results of an August 8 poll, following a challenge by Odinga, due to "irregularities" and "illegalities" in the electoral process.
Kenyatta had been declared the winner of that vote.
Odinga pulled out of the new race earlier this month after claiming opposition demands to overhaul the country's election body had not been met.
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