Friday, September 1, 2017

USA Africa Dialogue Series - FW: Kenya's Supreme Court has cancelled Kenya's election, orders new election within 60 days

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From: African Union Citizen [mailto:africanservices@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2017 11:46 AM
To: Dompere, Kofi Kissi <kdompere@Howard.edu>
Subject: Kenya's Supreme Court has cancelled Kenya's election, orders new election within 60 days

 

 

 



On Friday, September 1, 2017,  Kenya's Supreme Court  annulled the results of the Kenyan elections, which took place on Aug. 8, 2017 citing irregularities and ordered a new vote within 60 days.

 

This reverses President Uhuru Kenyatta's 54 percent win  over his rival, Mr. Raila Odinga. The 4-2 court ruling was an outcome of a petition filed by Mr. Odinga, who alleged widespread fraud in the election, including the hacking of the electoral commission's computer system.

 

Following the judgment, Mr. Odinga raised his fists in the air in celebration. "This is indeed a very historic day for the people of Kenya and by extension to the people of the continent of Africa," Mr. Odinga said outside the courthouse.

 

For the first time in the history of African democratization, a ruling has been made by a court, nullifying an election of a sitting president.

 

When the Supreme court ruled against him in 2013, Mr. Odinga dismissed it as inept and even as he appealed in this election,  he said he had little faith in the court. He had called for a national strike, which failed to materialize. 

 

On the other hand, President Uhuru Kenyatta immediately pledged to respect the court's decision and indicated he is heading to the new polls with the same agenda that got him elected for the first time. "The court has made its decision. We respect it. We don't agree with it," he said, calling for peace. "That is the nature of democracy."

 

In describing the results of the election as "invalid, null and void," Chief Justice David Maraga promised  to issue full details of the ruling later.

 

"Taking the totality of the entire evidence, we are satisfied that the elections were not conducted in the accordance to the dictates of the Constitution," he said.

 

Kenya's election commission admitted that there had been a hacking attempt on its computer system but maintained it was unsuccessful. International observers had said there were no signs of interference with the vote.



The lawyer for the Commission, Mr. Paul Muite, argued during the hearing that the integrity of the vote had been protected "as far as was humanly possible."

 

Odinga's lawyer, however, countered that some 5 million votes were marred by discrepancies and the forms used to record results lacked key security features such as watermarks and the necessary stamps and signatures.



According to Murithi Mutiga, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, the decision is unprecedented for the whole continent and will set an important precedent.



"It's not very often you find a decision of such import going against an incumbent - it was really thoroughly unexpected," he said. "I think this is an in­cred­ibly important moment for democracy for Africa."

 

 

 

African Union Citizen: Actualizing Agenda 2063, 7915 24th Place, Hyattsvile, MD 20783

 

 

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Dear Nwando and Moses,

Congratulations!! Your records speak volumes.

Wishing you more accolades.

Raphael

On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 6:54 AM, Bridget Dr. Teboh <ateboh@hotmail.com> wrote:

Congratulations to my dear sister, Nwando Achebe and brother, Moses Ochonu on this terrific award! You do us proud! 

More grease to your elbows!  May you continue to be the shinning light for Africa. 

Thank you Prof. Falola for always encouraging and acknowledging talent, and for this amazing "September Moment".


Bridget Teboh

UMASS Dartmouth



From: 'Michael Afolayan' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:47 PM
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - THE SEPTEMBER MOMENT, 1 of 3
 
Congratulations are in order on the achievements of these two steller scholars. The wise king has said it, and he has said it right: "Have you seen a person who is diligent in service? S/he shall stand before kings; and shall not stand before ordinary (mean) men" (Pr. 22:29). Nwando and Moses, we are ever so proud of you!

Michael O. Afolayan
From the Land of Lincoln


On Thursday, August 31, 2017 12:53 AM, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:


The September Moment
At summer's end, this September, Africa is proud to present its two prodigious progenies for crowning and conferment:
Nwando Achebe
The Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History, Michigan State University
And
Moses Ochonu
The Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in History, Vanderbilt University
Join me in celebrating Nwando Achebe and Moses Ochonu as we mark this glorious September Moment with them:
1. Wednesday, September 6, 2017, 4:OO PM
Student Life Center, Ballrooms A and B
Vanderbilt University.
 
2. Friday, September 22, 4:00 PM
            Kellog Hotel and Conference Center
Michigan State University

My humble self will be at both events.
 
Their works go before them:
Nwando Achebe, PhD History (UCLA), is a multiple award winning historian and Faculty Excellence Advocate at Michigan State University. Author of four books, including the triple award-winning The Female King of Colonial Nigeria: Ahebi Ugbabe (Indiana University Press, 2011) and numerous essays, Nwando Achebe is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of West African History. She is the recipient of several research grants including from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Fulbright-Hays, the Woodrow Wilson, and National Endowment for the Humanities, amongst others. Nwando Achebe is also a sweet talker, going by the invitations to speak that she receives: she has delivered over one hundred keynote addresses and invited lectures on three continents in countries ranging from the United States to the United Kingdom, Italy, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and China. Definitely a public intellectual, she also regularly makes contributions in the media via TV, podcasts, newspapers, and high school books. She is currently a member of the African Studies Association's Board of Directors and past co-Convenor of the ASA's Women Caucus.
Moses Ochonu, PhD African History (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), is author of four books and numerous refereed articles and book chapters. His 2014 book, Colonialism by Proxy: Hausa Imperial Agents and Middle Belt Consciousness in Nigeria, was a finalist for the prestigious ASA Herskovits Prize for the Best Scholarly Book in African Studies in any Discipline in 2015. He has under his belt grants from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the British Library Endangered Archives Program, the Rockefeller, amongst several others. A sought after public intellectual, Moses Ochonu has delivered numerous keynotes and invited lectures on topical issues of the day, engages with multiple audiences via TV, Radio, Facebook, newspapers, and online, and consults/appears for various media organisations. His beloved following voted his provocative article "The Shattering of the Buhari Mythology" in African Arguments as the 2016 Best Article of the Year. He also currently serves as Lead Faculty, "Africa at Crossroads" Trans-Institutional Program (TIP) at Vanderbilt University.
Toyin Falola
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Congratulations to my dear sister, Nwando Achebe and brother, Moses Ochonu on this terrific award! You do us proud! 

More grease to your elbows!  May you continue to be the shinning light for Africa. 

Thank you Prof. Falola for always encouraging and acknowledging talent, and for this amazing "September Moment".


Bridget Teboh

UMASS Dartmouth



From: 'Michael Afolayan' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:47 PM
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - THE SEPTEMBER MOMENT, 1 of 3
 
Congratulations are in order on the achievements of these two steller scholars. The wise king has said it, and he has said it right: "Have you seen a person who is diligent in service? S/he shall stand before kings; and shall not stand before ordinary (mean) men" (Pr. 22:29). Nwando and Moses, we are ever so proud of you!

Michael O. Afolayan
From the Land of Lincoln


On Thursday, August 31, 2017 12:53 AM, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:


The September Moment
At summer's end, this September, Africa is proud to present its two prodigious progenies for crowning and conferment:
Nwando Achebe
The Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History, Michigan State University
And
Moses Ochonu
The Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in History, Vanderbilt University
Join me in celebrating Nwando Achebe and Moses Ochonu as we mark this glorious September Moment with them:
1. Wednesday, September 6, 2017, 4:OO PM
Student Life Center, Ballrooms A and B
Vanderbilt University.
 
2. Friday, September 22, 4:00 PM
            Kellog Hotel and Conference Center
Michigan State University

My humble self will be at both events.
 
Their works go before them:
Nwando Achebe, PhD History (UCLA), is a multiple award winning historian and Faculty Excellence Advocate at Michigan State University. Author of four books, including the triple award-winning The Female King of Colonial Nigeria: Ahebi Ugbabe (Indiana University Press, 2011) and numerous essays, Nwando Achebe is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of West African History. She is the recipient of several research grants including from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Fulbright-Hays, the Woodrow Wilson, and National Endowment for the Humanities, amongst others. Nwando Achebe is also a sweet talker, going by the invitations to speak that she receives: she has delivered over one hundred keynote addresses and invited lectures on three continents in countries ranging from the United States to the United Kingdom, Italy, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and China. Definitely a public intellectual, she also regularly makes contributions in the media via TV, podcasts, newspapers, and high school books. She is currently a member of the African Studies Association's Board of Directors and past co-Convenor of the ASA's Women Caucus.
Moses Ochonu, PhD African History (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), is author of four books and numerous refereed articles and book chapters. His 2014 book, Colonialism by Proxy: Hausa Imperial Agents and Middle Belt Consciousness in Nigeria, was a finalist for the prestigious ASA Herskovits Prize for the Best Scholarly Book in African Studies in any Discipline in 2015. He has under his belt grants from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the British Library Endangered Archives Program, the Rockefeller, amongst several others. A sought after public intellectual, Moses Ochonu has delivered numerous keynotes and invited lectures on topical issues of the day, engages with multiple audiences via TV, Radio, Facebook, newspapers, and online, and consults/appears for various media organisations. His beloved following voted his provocative article "The Shattering of the Buhari Mythology" in African Arguments as the 2016 Best Article of the Year. He also currently serves as Lead Faculty, "Africa at Crossroads" Trans-Institutional Program (TIP) at Vanderbilt University.
Toyin Falola
Department of History
The University of Texas at Austin
104 Inner Campus Drive
Austin, TX 78712-0220
USA
512 475 7224
512 475 7222 (fax)

http://www.toyinfalola.com 

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