Kenya opposition leader says no further election under current electoral commission

Record ID: 908655

  • Title: Kenya opposition leader says no further election under current electoral commission
  • Date: 3rd September 2017
  • Summary: NAIROBI, KENYA (SEPTEMBER 3, 2017) (REUTERS) CROWDS AT RALLY FOR KENYAN OPPOSITION LEADER RAILA ODINGA VARIOUS OF KENYAN OPPOSITION LEADER RAILA ODINGA DRIVING INTO RALLY, WAVING TO CROWD FROM SUNROOF OF CAR VARIOUS OF ODINGA SUPPORTERS VARIOUS OF ODINGA DANCING ON PODIUM SURROUNDED MY SUPPORTERS, MEDIA FILMING CROWD OF ODINGA SUPPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (Swahili) KENYAN OPPOSITION LEADER, RAILA ODINGA, SAYING: "We have said that you cannot force Kenyans to go to the polls that is being supervised by thieves, we will not accept. We cannot put our goats in a cackle of hyenas, a hyena cannot shepherd goats and they (Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission) cannot protect our votes. We will only go to the elections when we are sure that the ones organizing the elections are people who will not side with one side or the other." PLACARD READING (English): "JUBILEE DON'T THREATEN THE JUDICIARY" PLACARD READING (English): "UHURU RESPECT THE JUDICIARY AND MARAGA" (SOUNDBITE) (Swahili) KENYAN OPPOSITION LEADER, RAILA ODINGA, SAYING: "Why is it that this time they don't want to accept the ruling from the courts? Why don't they want to accept? Why are they now insulting the judiciary? They are the ones who told us that If we had issues to go to the courts. Did we go to the courts? Did we give our evidence? Were the courts satisfied? Now what is the issue?" VARIOUS OF ODINGA SUPPORTERS CHANTING ODINGA ON STAGE, CROWD OF SUPPORTERS CHANTING "UHURU MUST GO!"
  • Embargoed: 17th September 2017 17:32
  • Keywords: Kenya elections Kenya voting Raila Odinga Kenya opposition presidential election
  • Location: NAIROBI, KENYA
  • City: NAIROBI, KENYA
  • Country: Kenya
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016X1KMKN
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Sunday (September 3) his coalition would only go to election when they are sure the electoral commission will not take a side, adding that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) cannot protect their votes.
    The Supreme Court ruled on Friday (September 1) that the election board had committed irregularities that rendered the Aug. 8 vote invalid and overturned incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory, which had been by a margin of 1.4 million votes.
    Odinga, who also contested the presidency in 2007 and 2013, repeated his statement after Friday's court ruling that the opposition would not participate in the re-run of the election without changes to the election commission. On Friday he called for the commission to resign and face criminal prosecution.
    Kenyatta insists the poll should be re-run with the current electoral board, while the opposition wants the board dismissed.
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