Referendum push in crucial phase as CORD launches signatures drive

CORD leader Raila Odinga, (right), joins Okoa Kenya Referendum committee members at committee’s office in Lavington, Nairobi. He is flanked by committee members, from left, David Lamba, Suna East MP Junnet Mohammed, (not a member), Oduor Ong’wen and Anthony Oluoch. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

NAIROBI, KENYA: The Opposition's push for a referendum enters a crucial phase today when former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and other luminaries launch a drive to collect a million signatures of supportive Kenyans.

The launch will take place simultaneously in three locations; Nairobi, Western and Nyanza as the opposition readies for a fierce battle with President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee. The Constitution requires a petition be signed by a million people, but CORD is targeting five million signatures.