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Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenyan politician who served as the fourth President of Kenya from 2013 to 2022.

Latest ruling source 22 Sep 2026Docket checked 26 Oct 202631 sources

  1. Question

    What did the court decide?

  2. Where it stands

    FinalWhere it stands

    2 cases recorded. Most recent: Raila Amolo Odinga & Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka v. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Chairperson of IEBC & H.E. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (final).

  3. Detail

    Raila Amolo Odinga & Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka v. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Chairperson of IEBC & H.E. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta

    Final
    Court
    Supreme Court of Kenya
    Case number
    Presidential Election Petition No. 1 of 2017
    Filed
    Aug 2017
    Parties
    Petitioners: Raila Amolo Odinga, Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka. Respondents: IEBC, Chairperson of IEBC, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (3rd Respondent).

    What was claimed

    Challenge to the validity of the 8 August 2017 presidential election result.

    What the court decided

    On 1 September 2017 the Court, by majority (two judges dissenting), declared the election not conducted in accordance with the Constitution and applicable law, declared the result invalid, null and void, and ordered a fresh election within 60 days.1

    The Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta

    Withdrawn or dismissed
    Court
    International Criminal Court, Trial Chamber V(B) (Pre-Trial Chamber II at confirmation stage)
    Case number
    ICC-01/09-02/11
    Filed
    8 Mar 2011
    Parties
    Office of the Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (originally joined with Francis Kirimi Muthaura and Mohammed Hussein Ali)

    What was claimed

    Five counts of crimes against humanity (murder, deportation or forcible transfer, rape, persecution, other inhumane acts) as an indirect co-perpetrator, relating to attacks in Nakuru and Naivasha in late January 2008.

    What the court decided

    Charges confirmed 23 January 2012; Prosecutor withdrew charges 5 December 2014 without prejudice; Trial Chamber V(B) terminated proceedings and vacated the summons on 13 March 2015. No verdict was reached.2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  4. Judgments and reports

    1. PrimaryRaila Amolo Odinga v IEBC, Presidential Election Petition No. 1 of 2017 - Determination of Petition (without reasons)Supreme Court of Kenya · 1 Sep 2017
    2. PrimaryKenyatta CaseInternational Criminal Court
    3. PrimaryStatement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, on the withdrawal of charges against Mr Uhuru Muigai KenyattaInternational Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor · 5 Dec 2014
    4. PrimaryKenyatta case: Trial Chamber V(B) terminates the proceedingsInternational Criminal Court · 13 Mar 2015
    5. PrimaryICC Weekly Update / newsletter ED112 (confirmation of charges decisions in the Kenya cases)International Criminal Court / Assembly of States Parties · Jan 2012
    6. SecondaryJudges Unanimously Terminate Charges Against KenyattaInternational Justice Monitor · 18 Mar 2015
    7. SecondaryICC: Q&A on First Appearance of Kenya SuspectsHuman Rights Watch · 6 Apr 2011
    8. SecondaryBensouda drops President Kenyatta's ICC caseCapital FM · 5 Dec 2014
    9. SecondaryICC sends prominent Kenyans to trial for crimes related to post-election violenceUN News · 23 Jan 2012

Legal status: Public Figure Record Verified

Docket note

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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