Big blow for Raila as UN refuses to review August 8 poll results

A United Nations spokesman on Monday declined to accept Raila Odinga’s request for a UN review of the August 8 election results.

Spokesman Farhan Haq reiterated Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ recent statement urging Kenyan political leaders to bring election-related disputes to “the relevant constitutionally mandated institutions.”

That formulation suggests that the UN is unlikely to carry out the election analysis Mr Odinga proposed in an interview last week with London’s Financial Times.

Mr Haq added at a press briefing that the UN will monitor Mr Odinga’s expected remarks on Tuesday.