Kenya: Why AG Won't Charge Raila

Nairobi — The Government's chief legal adviser on Thursday fell short of declaring that Lang'ata MP Raila Odinga cannot be prosecuted again for his alleged role in the 1982 abortive coup.

And Amos Wako outlined five reasons why any attempt to prosecute Raila for treason would be nothing short of a legal quagmire.

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