Raila Odinga, Kenya Opposition Leader, Won’t Run in New Election<br />Raila Odinga said that All indications are that the election scheduled for Oct. 26 will be worse than the previous one,<br />When announcing his withdrawal from the race, Mr. Odinga said it was best for him to pull out, "considering the interests of the people of Kenya, the region<br />and the world at large." In its ruling, the court singled out the election board for mishandling the original vote.<br />During a campaign tour on Monday, Mr. Kenyatta said his rival was free to withdraw<br />from the race "if he’s not interested." Kenyans "are tired," Mr. Kenyatta said.<br />Patrick Gathara, a Kenyan commentator and a political cartoonist based in Nairobi, called the new developments "the best moment for Kenya’s civic education." "People are talking<br />and quoting the Constitution in bars; people are paying attention," he said, adding: "We’re talking about a crisis, but we’re clarifying the rules and the laws.<br />The announcement came a month and a half after the Kenyan Supreme Court made history by nullifying the election of the incumbent, President Uhuru Kenyatta,<br />and ordered a new one, in response to complaints of voting irregularities.
