Kenya’s opposition says election re-run, without him, is ‘in breach of the law’
London — Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Friday that his withdrawal from a presidential election re-run scheduled for October 26 meant the poll had been "cancelled" and there should be fresh nominations for a new vote. Odinga said that based on a 2013 Supreme Court ruling, Kenya’s Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) now had 90 days to accept new nominations following his withdrawal this week from the re-run against President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenyatta and Odinga were due to return to the polls because the supreme court nullified Kenyatta’s win in an August 8 election, citing procedural irregularities. But Odinga’s withdrawal this week has thrown the country into political turmoil. The opposition leader said he could return to the supreme court to seek a clarification, but if the IEBC went ahead with the October 26 election it would be "in breach of the law". "If it goes ahead, it is not an election, it is a selection," Odinga told Reuters in an interview ...
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