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Defeated Kenyan candidate declares election results ‘null and void’
washingtonpost.com ^ | 08/16/2022 | Rael Ombuor

Posted on 08/16/2022 3:53:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga declared the results of the election “null and void” and promised to challenge them in court, ignoring calls for him to concede to declared winner William Ruto.

Ruto was named the winner of last week’s election by Wafula Chebukati, chair of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), on Monday — an announcement marred with allegations of vote-rigging and dissent among commission members over the close-fought race.

His statement raises the specter of violence between his supporters and the winner’s, which has marred past elections. So far, aside from scattered protests, Kenya has been quiet in the wake of the results.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: kenya; obamanation; obanamation; railaodinga; spoonerism; williamruto

1 posted on 08/16/2022 3:53:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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2 posted on 08/16/2022 3:56:32 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
Somebody sure goofed.
3 posted on 08/16/2022 3:59:37 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (The problem today: people are more concerned about feelings than responsibility.)
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To: BenLurkin

Different country, same playbook


4 posted on 08/16/2022 4:04:22 PM PDT by madison10
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To: BenLurkin; null and void

(Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga declared the results of the election “null and void”)

This seems oddly familiar....

Deja Vu or something.


5 posted on 08/16/2022 4:07:57 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: BenLurkin

Was he lying then or is he lying now?

Will accept “Yes” as an acceptable answer for both.


6 posted on 08/16/2022 4:10:19 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: BenLurkin

It’s the same old same old in Kenya. Remember the last rodeo where the loser (friend of Obozo) created a national uprising, burning down the place, until the winner agreed to share political power over the country?


7 posted on 08/16/2022 4:18:05 PM PDT by iontheball
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To: BenLurkin

You say ken-yah and I say keen-yah,
You say Zimbabwe and I say Rhodesia;
Ken-ya, Keen-yah, Zimbabwe, Rhodesia,
Let’s call the whole thing off...


8 posted on 08/16/2022 4:33:56 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: chajin

Obama’s cousin


9 posted on 08/16/2022 4:37:25 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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To: BenLurkin

Prior to this, he unsuccessfully contested the presidential election four times: 1997, 2007, 2013 and 2017.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raila_Odinga


10 posted on 08/16/2022 4:49:00 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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To: madison10

They should learn from American wrestling.

Disputes can be settled in steel cage matches watched by millions on premium platforms.

Imagine one Kenyan politician’s people paying enough behind the scenes to see the day where the ring announcer says:
“And his manager Barack Obama”
to thunderous waves of cheers and applause as Obama emerges from the rear and bounds down the aisle , arms raised between rows of sparkler fireworks.


11 posted on 08/16/2022 4:49:23 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: BenLurkin

Was Stacy Abrams the loser’s campaign manager? Asking for a friend?


12 posted on 08/16/2022 5:00:45 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi..)
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To: BenLurkin

Yes, he was born in Mombasa on August 4, 1961 https://www.wasobamaborninkenya.com/ccount/click.php?id=97


13 posted on 08/16/2022 5:19:51 PM PDT by devere
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To: BenLurkin

Barack is there????


14 posted on 08/16/2022 5:26:57 PM PDT by Osage Orange
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

Obama backed the violence in Kenya the first time Odinga was defeated.

https://freerepublic.com/tag/railaodinga/index


15 posted on 08/16/2022 6:33:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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