Odinga says protests are off as three die ahead of Kenya’s vote re-run
Despite the deaths and general confusion, it seems the electoral commission is pushing forward with the second vote to be held on October 26
Nairobi — Opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Tuesday that he was suspending a protest campaign after three people were shot dead in demonstrations against Kenya’s election body. "In honour of the innocent victims of the state, our protests will stay suspended. On Friday, we will mark the memory of these victims as heroes of the struggle for electoral justice," he said in a statement. The National Super Alliance coalition had earlier said the protests would resume on Wednesday after a one-day break to honour the victims, but Odinga said the party would communicate "its next course of action" on Friday. Odinga launched a protest campaign three weeks ago against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), saying the body had failed to properly reform since the supreme court annulled an August 8 presidential election over irregularities in the counting process. On Friday last week, two protesters were shot dead by police in Odinga’s rural home of Bondo, in the west o...
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