Kenya: How Court Handed Prime Minister 'Secret Weapon'

14 January 2012

The constitutional court's ruling on the election date may have inadvertently handed Prime Minister Raila Odinga a secret weapon against his rivals in the presidential race.

By ruling that elections can only be held this year if the two principals agree in writing to dissolve the grand coalition, High Court judges Isaac Lenaola, David Majanja and Mumbi Ngugi gave the PM a great say in when the elections will be held, an opportunity he could exploit to his benefit.

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