Raila Odinga takes a gamble by threatening to boycott Kenya’s election
The first poll was annulled. A second may be violently disrupted
IN THE rickety wooden markets in Nairobi, where traders sell old books, second-hand clothes and kitchenware, walking away is a buyer’s last negotiating ploy. If he is lucky, he will be chased down the street and offered a better price. Raila Odinga, Kenya’s softly-spoken opposition leader, seems to be hoping a similar strategy may rescue his electoral chances.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Going all in”
Middle East & Africa October 14th 2017
- As South Sudan implodes, America reconsiders its support for the regime
- Sudan’s economy is in trouble, even without sanctions
- Raila Odinga takes a gamble by threatening to boycott Kenya’s election
- Scrapping the deal with Iran could embolden its hardliners
- Iraq’s recaptured territory is being neglected
- It will take years to clear up the rubble in the Middle East
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