Kenya: All previous candidates can run in this month’s election

NAIROBI, Kenya — All eight candidates for the Kenya presidential election that was annulled can participate in the new vote later this month, the election commission announced Wednesday, saying opposition leader Raila Odinga is still considered a candidate because he hasn’t turned in a withdrawal form.

The announcement came hours after a high court decision to allow candidate Ekuru Aukot, who received just 27,000 votes of the 15 million cast in August’s election.

The Oct. 26 vote at first was limited to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Odinga, whose legal challenge of the August vote led the Supreme Court to annul it over “irregularities.” Odinga withdrew his candidature Tuesday, citing a lack of election commission reforms.