Odinga, however, backed away from previous promises to hold large-scale protests on election day. Instead, seek to open their eyes.”Election officials said the repeat presidential poll would go ahead regardless of Odinga’s decision. The repeat election was ordered by the Supreme Court after judges nullified the results of an Aug. 8 presidential contest over procedural grounds. Odinga is refusing to participate because he said that the election commission has failed to implement reforms to prevent another failed poll. Minutes after Chief Justice David Maraga said the case could not be heard, hundreds of supporters took to the streets of Kisumu, Odinga’s main stronghold.

Source: bd News24 October 25, 2017 15:11 UTC