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Coverage dated August 15, 2022

Kenya election presidential candidate Odinga rejects results, vows court challenge

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By Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga has spoken for the first time since he lost the election saying his coalition “totally and without reservations reject the presidential results” in a televised address on Tuesday.

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  1. KRDO

    Kenya election presidential candidate Odinga rejects results, vows court challenge (opens KRDO)

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    By Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga has spoken for the first time since he lost the election saying his coalition “totally and without reservations reject the presidential results” in a televised address on Tuesday.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Kenya's Odinga says he will challenge close election loss (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Opposition figure Raila Odinga says he will challenge the results of Kenya’s close presidential election with “all constitutional and legal options.” Odinga spoke Tuesday, a day after Deputy President William

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Kenyan opposition candidate says he'll challenge close presidential election loss (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Raila Odinga's decision to challenge his close presidential election loss to Deputy President William Ruto brings new uncertainty to the country.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Kenya's Odinga says he'll challenge his close election loss (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Kenyan opposition figure Raila Odinga says he’ll challenge the results of the close presidential election with “all constitutional and legal options” after Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Odinga to contest Kenya election result | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The runner-up in Kenya's presidential election has confirmed that he will contest the result. Raila Odinga says the outcome shows blatant disregard for the constitution. But after a largely peaceful election process, he also called on Kenyans to remain calm.

  6. Berkshire Eagle

    Kenya's Odinga says he'll challenge close election loss (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Kenyan opposition figure Raila Odinga says he’ll challenge the results of the close presidential election with “all legal options” after Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner. Odinga’s announcement

  7. NBC News

    Kenya’s Odinga says he'll challenge election loss, declares result ‘null and void’ (opens NBC News)

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    “What we saw yesterday was a travesty,” Raila Odinga told a news conference Tuesday. “Let no one take the law into their own hands.”

  8. The Guardian

    Kenya opposition leader rejects election result as ‘null and void’ (opens The Guardian)

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    Raila Odinga’s comments on poll he was declared to have lost come after some officials disown final tally

  9. Portland Press Herald

    Kenyan opposition leader says he will challenge close election loss (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The electoral commission chairman declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner on Monday but four commissioners assert the chairman’s math doesn't add up.

  10. PBS NewsHour

    Kenyan opposition candidate Odinga says he'll challenge close election loss (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Kenyan opposition figure Raila Odinga says he'll challenge the results of the close presidential election with "all legal options" after Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Kenya: Odinga pledges to challenge election loss | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Presidential candidate Raila Odinga said he was looking into means of challenging official results of the Kenyan vote which show him losing to William Ruto. Several election commissioners refused to verify the outcome.

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