▁by ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁for ▁Re forms ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁( C ORD ). ▁Ken y atta ▁was ▁declared ▁the ▁winner ▁with ▁ 5 0 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁meaning ▁a ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁voting ▁was ▁not ▁needed . ▁Od ing a ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁E lection ▁date ▁The ▁elections ▁were ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁or ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁were ▁planned ▁for ▁the ▁election , ▁depending ▁on ▁a ▁court ▁r uling ▁to ▁be ▁issued . ▁The ▁court ▁ruled ▁that ▁president ial ▁and ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁should ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁several ▁civil ▁servants ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁enter ▁politics , ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁E lections ▁Act . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Independent ▁Elect oral ▁and ▁B ound aries ▁Commission ▁announced ▁the ▁Notice ▁of ▁General ▁E lections ▁which ▁confirmed ▁pol ling ▁day ▁as ▁ 4 ▁March . ▁The ▁nom ination ▁dead lines ▁were ▁set ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁between ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁and ▁ 1 ▁February , ▁with ▁president ial ▁candidates ▁subm itting ▁their ▁nom ination ▁papers ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁January . ▁ ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁January , ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁indicated ▁it ▁would ▁hear ▁and ▁determine ▁within ▁two ▁weeks ▁disput es ▁on ▁President ial ▁E lection