Kenya’s opposition alliance picks Odinga as presidential candidate

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Kenya’s opposition alliance picks Odinga as presidential candidate

6:55 CAT | 27 Apr 2017

Kenyan opposition leader from Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) Raila Odinga addresses the 2017 general elections aspirants conference organised by the opposition parties in the capital Nairobi, Kenya January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Reuters (File photo) / Kenyan opposition leader from Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) Raila Odinga addresses the 2017 general elections aspirants conference organised by the opposition parties in the capital Nairobi, Kenya January 11, 2017.

Kenya’s main opposition alliance said on Thursday it had chosen veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga as its candidate for a presidential election scheduled for August 8.

Odinga, 72, will face off against President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is running for a second and final five-year term. The two men were the main contenders in the last election in 2013.

Source: Reuters