The opposition leader in the East African nation of Kenya,
Raila Odinga, has stunned supporters as he withdraws from the
presidential race.
Raila Odinga, Kenya’s opposition leader, on Tuesday announced his
withdrawal from the presidential re-run elections scheduled for Oct. 26.
According to Vanguard, Odinga said at a news conference in Nairobi
that he was boycotting the polls because his demands for electoral
reform had not been met.
A re-run of the presidential vote was announced after Kenya’s
Supreme Court nullified the result of the Aug. 8 election due to
Odinga’s complaint.
Odinga claimed that the computers of the electoral commission had
been hacked to generate a victory for President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The initial results announced on August 11, gave Kenyatta a second
term with 54 per cent of the votes, followed by Odinga with 44.7 per
cent.
Since the annulment, Odinga and his National Super Alliance
coalition (NASA) have been demanding the removal of top managers of the
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and a change of
suppliers of polling materials and technology.
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