Kenya opposition leader files court challenge to election result

Raila Odinga submits file to supreme court in move that could heighten the country's political dispute

Kenya's longtime opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has filed a case with the country's supreme court to challenge the results of the 9 August presidential election in which his opponent, William Ruto, was declared the winner with 50.49% of the vote.

Ruto, who has served as deputy president since 2013, was named president-elect amid protests from four of the seven electoral commissioners, who renounced the results, calling them opaque". They claimed that the chair of the electoral commission, Wafula Chebukati, had hijacked the process leading up to the announcement and declared the results unilaterally.