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EAC’s silence over Burundi crisis baffling, says Raila Odinga

The wreckage of a car burnt during recent clashes between protesters and riot police as it was used to block a main street in Bujumbura. (Photo:Reuters)

CORD leader Raila Odinga has challenged the East African Community (EAC) to prevail over Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza to let go his bid for third term in office.

Nkurunziza announced that he would be in the race for presidency, a declaration that did not go well with electorates in the East African country and which has sparked deadly violence in the capital Bujumbura.

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