Raila Odinga has tried four times to win the Kenyan presidency UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson are among those calling for calm in Kenya following violent protests in the country after the defeat of Raila Odinga, leader of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition in the recent election. Sixteen people have died since the announcement of President Uhuru Kenyatta's 54% victory, while NASA party officials have refused to "back down nor take their grievances to court". The United Nations has condemned Kenya's election as "illegitimate" and called on all parties "to exercise restraint during this critical period" ahead of the country's second round run-off vote next week.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson are among those calling for calm in Kenya following violent protests in the country after the defeat of Raila Odinga, leader of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition in the recent election. Sixteen people have died since the announcement of President Uhuru Kenyatta's 54% victory, while NASA party officials have refused to "back down nor take their grievances to court". The United Nations has condemned Kenya's election as "illegitimate" and called on all parties "to exercise restraint during this critical period" ahead of the country's second round run-off vote next week.