Kenyatta, on trial for crimes against humanity, is Kenya’s new president

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NEW KENYA PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta. Simon Mina/AFP

Kenya’s Supreme Court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidential election victory, ruling the March 4 polls were fair and credible.
The ruling paved the way for Kenyatta, the son of Kenya’s first president and one of Africa’s richest men, to be sworn in as head of state on April 9. Six judges dismissed petitions filed by outgoing prime minister Raila Odinga, Kenyatta’s main rival in the presidential race. Odinga and some civil society groups had called for new elections, claiming there was a series of irregularities that skewed the election results. Official results showed Kenyatta won 50.07 percent of the votes — just making it over the 50-percent threshold. He was declared the winner on March 9. But Kenyatta still faces charges of crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Court. He is accused of helping incite violence after the Kenya’s last elections in 2007.

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