KENYA’S Supreme Court ruled yesterday that presidential elections will have to be rerun, citing “irregularities and illegalities” in the way the electoral commission had counted votes.

The stunning decision saw opposition supporters dancing in the streets as the previously announced victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta has been deemed “unconstitutional.” The court says new elections must be held within 60 days.

Opposition candidate Raila Odinga had challenged the August result in which he attained 44 per cent of the vote to Mr Kenyatta’s 54 per cent, claiming that it could be out by up to five million votes because of anomalies.