Kenyan president to be sworn
Raila Odinga
Kenyatta won a second five-year term on Oct. 26 in a repeat presidential election boycotted by opposition leader Raila Odinga  who said it would not be free and fair. The Supreme Court nullified the first presidential election  in August  over irregularities.
Supporters of Kenyatta -- who won with 98 percent of the vote after  Odinga ’s boycott -- are urging the opposition to engage in talks and move on.
But  Odinga  supporters say they will not forgive the ruling party  accusing it of stealing the election  rampant corruption  directing abuse by the security forces and neglecting vast swathes of the country  including  Odinga ’s heartland in the west.
“A return to the political backwardness of our past is more than unacceptable. It is intolerable...This divide cannot be bridged by dialogue and compromise ”  Odinga ’s National Super Alliance opposition alliance said in a statement.
The opposition plans to hold a prayer meeting in the capital on Tuesday  saying it wants to commemorate the lives of  Odinga  supporters killed during confrontations with the security forces over the election period.
Kenyatta won a second five-year term on Oct. 26 in a repeat presidential election boycotted by opposition leader [TGT]  who said it would not be free and fair. The Supreme Court nullified the first presidential election  in August  over irregularities.
Supporters of Kenyatta -- who won with 98 percent of the vote after  Odinga ’s boycott -- are urging the opposition to engage in talks and move on.
But  Odinga  supporters say they will not forgive the ruling party  accusing it of stealing the election  rampant corruption  directing abuse by the security forces and neglecting vast swathes of the country  including  Odinga ’s heartland in the west.
“A return to the political backwardness of our past is more than unacceptable. It is intolerable...This divide cannot be bridged by dialogue and compromise ”  Odinga ’s National Super Alliance opposition alliance said in a statement.
The opposition plans to hold a prayer meeting in the capital on Tuesday  saying it wants to commemorate the lives of  Odinga  supporters killed during confrontations with the security forces over the election period.