Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga has withdrawn his candidacy for the fresh presidential election ordered by the country’s Supreme Court, saying the election commission has not made the changes to avoid the “irregularities and illegalities” cited in the nullified August vote. Odinga made the surprise announcement Tuesday. It was his legal challenge that led the court to nullify the Aug. 8 election that President Uhuru Kenyatta won.
The court also ordered a new election, which is set for Oct. 26. It was the first time a court had overturned the results of a presidential election in Africa. Odinga says “there’s no intention” on the part of Kenya’s election commission to undertake any changes before the vote.
Source: AP
