President Uhuru Kenyatta (C), Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i and Garissa Township MP Aden Duale. [Photo|PSCU]A day after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declared October 17, as the day for the fresh presidential election, the National Super Alliance (Nasa) has dismissed it.Presidential candidate Raila Odinga has indicated that the notification by the IEBC is both unconstitutional and unlawful to the extent that it calls for an election that is not provided for under Article 140 of the Constitution. According to him, Nasa, as a stakeholder, was not consulted, and that the October 17 date was proposed by the ruling Jubilee government.Raila said Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i on the same day of IEBC announcement, Monday, asked the Commission to conduct the election before October 17, to avoid interference with school examination calendar."This date is a date set for Jubilee. You saw Matiang'i asking IEBC saying he wrote to them to conduct election before 17th. Therefore Matiang'i was sent. That date was agreed by Jubilee and Nasa will not be part of it," said Raila."We condemn the fact that the IEBC did not consult the parties involved before making a determination on the date of the said election but seemed to be taking instructions from Mr. Matiang’i," he added, Tuesday.Addressing the press at the Wilson Airport, shortly before leaving for Kisii and Nyamira counties rallies, Raila indicated there were some issues that required to be ironed out also."It is our view that the date of the fresh election be a product of consultation with concerned parties and not a unilateral decision imposed on the people of Kenya."

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