Deputy President William Ruto. Photo/the-star.co.ke
Deputy President William Ruto has warned NASA leader Raila Odinga's family and supporters over the upcoming Thursday repeat presidential elections.
Speaking on Saturday, Ruto called on Raila to restrain his supporters and family members from attacking IEBC officials in Nyanza.
This is after a number of IEBC officials conducting training in Western Kenya were attacked by suspected opposition supporters.
“Mr Raila Odinga must stop his supporters, followers and family members in meting out violence against election officials in Nyanza because Nyanza is Kenya,” Ruto said.
He also condemned Odinga for calling for protests on October 26, the date when the country is expected to go to polls.
“If you are not ready to go to the election that is your right, but you should also respect our right to vote,” he added
Raila has said he will on Thursday next week rally his supporters to demonstrate against the fresh election.
He claims that the exercise will not be free and fair days after pulling out of the race.
Odinga had earlier tabled 12 demands that were to be met by IEBC for him to participate in the polls.
They include the resignation of IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba, who has since taken a three-week leave, and 10 other officials.
He blames the officials of bungling the August 8 presidential election which was nullified by the Supreme Court on September 1.
He has cited Chiloba's team as the main reason why the August 8 polls were bungled, something that led to the nullification of the presidential polls.