General elections were held in

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on 29 December 1997 to elect the

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and the members of the

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. The result was a victory for the ruling

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, which won 107 of the 210 seats in the

, and whose candidate

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won the presidential election. Following the election, Moi appointed a further 12 members to the Assembly.

Results

President

By province

National Assembly

Of the 12 appointed members, six were representatives of KANU, two from the Democratic Party, and one each from the National Development Party, FORD–Kenya, the Social Democratic Party and Safina.

Aftermath

In 1998

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took a petition against Moi to court, having served Moi by publishing the notice of the petition in the ''

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''. However, judges Emmanuel O'Kubasu, Mbogholi Msagha and Moijo ole Keiwua ruled that Kibaki should have served Moi with the petition personally. Their position was upheld at the

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by judges Omolo, Bernard Chunga ( Chief Justice), AB Shah, AA Lakha and Owuor JJ.Why this election may be won in courts
The Star, 12 January 2013

References

External links

Kenya: candidates and issues
BBC News {{Kenyan elections Elections in Kenya

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