No one to vote.
No one to vote.
Image: IEBC
“Elections did not take place due to resistance from the public.”
“Elections did not take place due to resistance from the public.”
Image: IEBC

Odinga withdrew from the race in early October after accusing the commission of obstructing electoral reforms. Thursday’s race, he said, was a “sham” and a “charade” meant to establish an “autocracy” in Kenya.

On Wednesday, Kenyatta wrote an editorial in the Washington Post saying the opposition sought to sow discord in Kenya. “Elections do not always reward those who think they should lead. Indeed, the true test of any democracy is not purely that citizens’ ballots are cast and counted—but that the will of the people is accepted and duly reflected in the government they choose. We cannot have it any other way.”

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