{"id":4492,"date":"2017-12-10T17:06:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T00:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2017-12-10T17:07:53","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T00:07:53","slug":"kenya-opposition-postponed-odingas-dec-12-swearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/kenya-opposition-postponed-odingas-dec-12-swearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Kenya opposition postponed Odinga&#8217;s Dec 12 swearing in?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"program--News programBlockHeader\">\n<h1 class=\"article__title\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive lazyloaded alignright\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/413221\/400x225_413221.jpg?1512925372\" alt=\"Kenya opposition postpones Odinga's December 12 swearing in\" width=\"682\" height=\"384\" \/><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<section class=\"article__body\">\n<header class=\"article__header hidden-in-basic\">\n<div class=\"article__meta\">\n<address class=\"article__author\"><b>December 10, 2017:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Kenya\u2019s main opposition coalition, the National Super Alliance (<span class=\"caps\">NASA<\/span>) has announced a postponement of the swearing-in ceremony of its leader Raila Odinga as president of the country.<\/address>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article-content__text article-content__left-column\">\n<p>A statement released on Sunday, two days to the December 12, event said the latest decision had been reached \u201cfollowing extensive internal consultations and engagements with a wide range of national and international interlocutors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">NASA<\/span>\u00a0said it was aware that the postponement will be a disappointment to Kenyans who were looking forward to the day. They added that a new date for the event will be announced in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to assure them that our resolve has not changed. Specifically, we wish to reiterate that any national dialogue must have electoral justice on the agenda. We are not interested in sharing illegitimate dictatorial power,\u201d a statement signed by Raila Odinga and three other leaders stated.<\/p>\n<p>Credit: AfricaNews<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 10, 2017:\u00a0\u00a0Kenya\u2019s main opposition coalition, the National Super Alliance (NASA) has announced a postponement of the swearing-in ceremony of its leader Raila Odinga as president of the country. 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