Pressure piles on Ruto as West spurns Odinga’s poll challenge
Kenyan President William Ruto (left) arrives in Nairobi on March 30, 2023 after a four-day tour of Germany and Belgium. from Western governments are joining the AU in spurning a new electoral challenge mounted by Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, subtly endorsing Ruto's government. PHOTO | PCS
Western governments are joining the African Union in spurning a new electoral challenge mounted by Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, subtly endorsing the government of President William Ruto.
But they face a tricky balancing act on whether to ignore the grievances raised by opposition Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition, which for the last two weeks have been protesting in the streets, initially every Monday, but now includes Thursdays.
