President Uhuru Kenyatta addressing Kisumu residents on Tuesday. [Photo|PSCU]Too close but yet so far is, perhaps, the only way one can describe President Uhuru Kenyatta's second re-election victory challenge at the Supreme Court where two petitions have been filed against his October 26 win. The first petition was filed by former Kilome MP Harun Mwau while the second one was filed by veteran human rights activists Khelef Khalifa and Njonjo Mue.The latter duo argues that no nominations were carried out for the repeat presidential election, the principle of universal suffrage was violated and the IEBC was not independent, impartial or neutral, reports the Star on Tuesday.In Mwau's petition, the paper adds, the electoral agency violated Article 82 1(b) and 2(a,b) of the constitution by failing to comply with the mandatory requirement for nominations.While Uhuru's October 26 electoral victory now rests at the mercy of the Supreme Court which he castigated badly after it nullified his August 8 win, the apex court may once again pull a surprise on Uhuru and rubbish his latest victory. But should the Supreme Court opt for this path once again, what are Uhuru's choices?First, the wider expectation among many people is that Uhuru would 'accept the court's decision and move on'. This means that Uhuru would once again go back to the people and again request them to vote him for the third time. This, however, would likely be marred by widespread voter apathy as witnessed in on October 26 repeat poll.Second, Uhuru can decide to disregard the court's ruling and declare that there will be no more elections. This, would, nevertheless, have dire consequences on the country's rule of law. Kenya's image before the international community would also be heavily dented.Lastly, Uhuru may finally decide to hold dialogue with NRM leader Raila Odinga to ensure that his so-called 'irreducible minimums' are addressed before another poll is held. So far the President has remained adamant on having any form of dialogue with Odinga before he is sworn in for the second term.

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