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Raila Odinga to lead Kenya's opposition in August election

Thursday April 27 2017
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Mr Raila Odinga. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Raila Odinga will be the flag-bearer for Kenya's oppositional coalition, the National Super Alliance (Nasa), in the August 8 election.

Mr Odinga was unveiled at Uhuru Park in Nairobi Thursday afternoon at a ceremony attended by a multitude.

He will be taking on the incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and other fringe candidates.

The structure

President Kenyatta will be seeking a second and final five-year term.

President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto are the leaders of the Jubilee Party (JP), formed following the merger of several formations.

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If elected, the Nasa coalition will change the structure of the Kenya government, in an apparent bid to accommodate its principal architects and maintain the opposition unity.

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