The EU's official political response to the decision of Kenya's Supreme Court to order a re-run of the presidential election held on 8 August was announced by High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini on Tuesday 5 September. In a statement following that of the EU election observation mission (see EUROPE 11854), Mogherini says the Kenyan Supreme Court's ordering of a re-run of the elections is "a strong demonstration of the independence of...