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Raila Accuses President Uhuru of Rigging against Himself

John Wanjohi Oct 28, 2017

Opposition leader Raila Odinga claims that President Uhuru Kenyatta's votes in the repeat presidential election held on Thursday have been inflated.

The former Prime Minister said that the results being displayed by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) are not the actual results garnered by President Uhuru, adding that they have been doctored.

Speaking to Uganda's NBS on Saturday, Raila accused President Uhuru of rigging against himself, because he has no numbers.

"We have records where returning officers have been asked to beef up the figures. What they're doing right now is rigging against themselves. Uhuru is running against Kenyatta," he said.

He maintained that some electoral commission officials connived with Jubilee party leaders to bungle the cancelled August 8th election .

Raila said that he formed the National Resistance Movement to fight the injustices committed ny the current regime.

"We are here not because we want to be but because of the electoral process and until that is rectified, we shall not move on," he said.

"What we want is justice. We want a free and fair election but the country has been denied that for the past 12 years."

In another interview with CNN, Raila said that NRM will employ legal means to confront President Uhuru and his administration if he is declared winner after Thursdays repeat poll.

“If the government imposes itself on the people the people have a right to self determination the people also have a right to disobey orders coming from such a government therefore we will not go for violent confrontations with the government we will go for peaceful resistance,” Raila said.

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