Interview with Kenyan opposition leader Odinga

(29 Oct 2017) Warning that Kenya is in "grave danger," opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Sunday that the country's repeat presidential election was a sham and that a new vote should be held within 90 days. Low voter turnout in the election on Thursday, a rerun of an August election, indicated that the process wasn't valid, and the government of President Uhuru Kenyatta is trying to "destroy other institutions of governance in our country," including the Supreme Court, Odinga said. He had boycotted the vote, saying electoral reform was needed. Odinga spoke after deadly clashes between police and opposition supporters in some parts of Kenya since the repeat election, as well as the postponement of voting in several opposition strongholds where polling stations were unable to open because of security problems. The Supreme Court nullified the Aug. 8 vote after finding what it called irregularities and illegalities, prompting sharp criticism from Kenyatta, who had been declared the winner in that vote. Partial results from polling stations that have been posted on the website of Kenya's election commission show Kenyatta with wide leads in many areas after Thursday's vote. "It was basically Uhuru versus Uhuru," Odinga said. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...