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