2017 Kenyan Presidential Election - Kenya to hold fresh presidential election on October 17,2017

Kenya's electoral commission has announced that the country's new presidential elections will take place on October 17,2017 after the country's Supreme Court overturned the result of last month's poll that declared President Uhuru Kenyatta the winner

"A fresh presidential election will be held on the 17th of October 2017," said a statement released on Monday signed by Wafula Chebukati, chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

"This is in conformity with the Supreme Court decision annulling the presidential election held on 8th August 2017."

Chebukati said only Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga, who brought the court challenge, would be on the ballot paper, along with their running mates.