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Last week one of the more influential countries in East Africa, Kenya went to the polls to choose a new president. And, not for the first time, the outcome sparked controversy as current vice-president William Ruto narrowly defeated long-time campaigner Raila Odinga.
\nOdinga, who lost the August 9 presidential elections by a tiny margin, rejected the outcome of the vote and vowed to take constitutional steps to challenge it.
\nOdinga, 77, who was making his fifth run at the presidency and secured 48.9% of the vote to deputy president William Ruto\u2019s 50.5%, said the head of the electoral commission didn\u2019t follow due process, rendering the results declared \u201cnull and void\u201d.\xa0
\nThe dispute and delay in the swearing-in of the new president poses a risk to political stability in East Africa\u2019s largest economy.
\n\xa0In this episode of the Sunday Times Politics Weekly, we unpack the significance of the result and its implications for the region and the continent, we are joined by Sunday Times correspondent Carien du Plessis and Associate Professor of International Relations and Political Sciences at the University of Johannesburg David Monyae.