Kenya’s oppostion leader refuses to share power
By Reuters
03 September 2017 |
3:53 pm
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Sunday that his coalition will not share power, two days after the Supreme Court annulled last month's presidential election and ordered a new poll within 60 days.
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