This is because Raila and Kalonzo, Cord’s main leaders, have absolutely no say in both the Houses of Parliament. Finally, they also want a chance to discuss a booklet they are calling ‘The Kenya People Case Against the IEBC’. They also do not want these discussions taken through Parliament, because democracy does not favour Cord in Parliament. WHEN opposition leader Raila Odinga first called his Cord supporters to the streets the official demand was for dialogue over how to replace the IEBC commissioners. However, the President was quite clear on one thing: The joint committee will have only one exclusive mandate – the IEBC.

Source: The Star June 13, 2016 14:03 UTC