Car torched in Kondele after Supreme Court upholds Uhuru win

The car torched by the youths in Kondele./FAITH MATETE
The car torched by the youths in Kondele./FAITH MATETE

Youths stoned and burnt a vehicle in Kondele, Kisumu county, on Monday after the Supreme

Court upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta's election.

They were seen trying to dismantle

the white car as others looked for rocks

to break the windscreen before they set it ablaze.

Crowding in one place, some youths watched the car burn while others shouted.

The scene of the incident is about 100 metres from Kondele police station.

Other reports indicated groups were asking passengers for their IDs along Busia road.

Via Twitter on Monday, ODM director of communications Philip Etale asked NASA supporters to remain calm.

"NASA supporters across the country are advised to remain calm and not to react to any form of provocation by our opponents," he said.

"Be calm, still and focused and wait for the way forward from the leadership."

The Supreme Court dismissed two key petitions and

upheld Uhuru's victory in the re-run on October 26.

Tension in Kondele./FAITH MATETE

One of the cases was filed by former Kilome MP Harun Mwau and the other by activists Njonjo Mue (International Commission of Jurists) and Khelef Khalifa (Muslims for Human Rights).

"The court has unanimously determined that the petitions are not merited," Chief Justice David Maraga ruled on Monday, after considerations by the six-judge bench. "The presidential election is upheld."

The full judgment will be delivered in 21 days.

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Additional reporting by Faith Matete

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