Atiku, the Presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in a statement he personally signed declared that the people of Kenya have done well so far with the election process, saying that the announcement of the results and declaration of a winner was “the crunch time”.
Browsing: Raila Odinga
The battle was between DP William Ruto and a well-experienced fifth-time contestant in Kenya presidential election, Hon Raila Odinga but the outcome of this election can best be described as astonishing especially for the fact that Raila Odinga was hugely and openly supported by the current president, Uhuru Kenyatta.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele warned President Kenyatta to be careful of who he is supporting in the election because he foresees a plan to jail him after the expiration of his tenure. He noted that some of his trusted aides will betray him.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele warned Odinga to be careful of some agreements so that they won’t boomerang against his ambition.
In a video message specifically requested by Odinga, which was played to delegates of the Orange Democratic Movement at yesterday’s convention, Saraki congratulated his friend for taking the “bold step” to contest for his nation’s Presidency.
Ayodele said God told him the coalition would fail. He advised Odinga to resist every temptation to join the coalition, saying it is dangerous for his political ambition.
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe, and the African Union’s High Representative for Infrastructure Development, Raila Odinga, met in Addis Ababa on Thursday and discussed ways through which the ECA can support his work to ensure the continent speedily tackles its infrastructure challenges.
The U.S. Department of State in a statement said it was gravely concerned by Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga’s self-“inauguration” on Tuesday as Kenya’s ‘People’s President’.
Miguna Miguna was taken from his Nairobi home to a police station, the National Super Alliance coalition wrote on its Twitter feed.
NAN reports that earlier, Kenyan police fired teargas to disperse thousands of opposition supporters gathering in central Nairobi to celebrate the planned swearing-in of opposition leader Raila Odinga.
President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a second term in November after winning the repeat presidential election in October that Odinga boycotted due to doubts it would be free and fair
Opposition coalition National Super Alliance Coalition had planned to publicly “inaugurate” Odinga at a rally on Tuesday, Kenyan Independence Day, in what the attorney general said this week would be an act of treason
Kenyatta won a repeat presidential election on October 26 that was boycotted by opposition leader, Raila Odinga, who said it would not be free and fair.
Kenyatta won a repeat presidential election on October 26 that was boycotted by Odinga, who said it would not be free and fair.
Riot police also sealed off an area where the opposition planned to hold a rival rally
Parts of the city have been gripped by tension since Friday when at least five people were killed in violence between the police and opposition supporters who were accompanying their leader Raila Odinga after a trip abroad.
The UN official made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja.
Odinga said in a long-awaited television address that he would convene a “People’s Assembly” to try to improve governance but made no mention of challenging the result.
Journalists walked out en masse after veteran political journalist Francis Gachuri and 25-year-old television journalist Jane Gatwiri were assaulted while waiting for Odinga to speak.
The Chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Wafula Chebukati, made this known on Monday