NASA presidential candidate with Anglican Bishops. [Photo/facebook.com/railaodinga]National Super Alliance leader (NASA) Raila Odinga has turned down a plea by 35 clergymen to withdraw conditions ahead of the October 26 repeat presidential elections.
According to Standard, Raila met with Anglican church heads on Friday where the plea was made.
The publication reports that sources who attended the meeting at All Saints Cathedral, Raila however, called for the unconditional withdrawal of the proposed amendments to electoral laws being fronted by Jubilee Party in parliament.
According to the former premier, these are “irreducible minimums” which must be met.
He said failure to meet the conditions, no elections will be held.
The meeting was chaired by ACK Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit and was the first of series of meetings planned by the church targeting the main players in the current stand-off, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Odinga.
“I am positive we shall find a solution to the stalemate we have since Raila gave us his word that he is ready to come to the negotiating table and that he is open to dialogue. We now plan to reach out to the Jubilee side,” Archbishop Sapit is quoted by Standard.
The bishops also called on Jubilee to drop its hardened position.