国际英语资讯:Political activities gather pace in Kenya after annulment of polls
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 4-- <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="annulled">annulled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Maranga">Maranga</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="within">within</span> 60 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="mood">mood</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kenyans">Kenyans</span> <span word="bracing">bracing</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 8 <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="date">date</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="Raila">Raila</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="fringe">fringe</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="may">may</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vie">vie</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="petitioned">petitioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invalidate">invalidate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>.</p><p><span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="blaring">blaring</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>, <span word="posters">posters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span>, <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="t">t</span>-<span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="rallies">rallies</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="criss">criss</span>-<span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="estates">estates</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidature">candidature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fitted">fitted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="churned">churned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="praise">praise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>.</p>
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