Stockmarkets remain calm amid Kenya election dispute

The impact of Kenya’s unfolding political developments on the Rwanda Stock Exchange, Uganda Securities Exchange and Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange is yet to be felt as investors digest implications of the poll results and subsequent court battles. PHOTO | FILE

Regional stockmarkets defied a post-election dispute in Kenya that had followed a week-long tallying of votes.

The markets trading remained normal despite the controversy within Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) after it declared William Ruto president-elect on Monday.