Raila Odinga vows to boycott elections if IEBC is not overhauled

ODM National Chairman John Mbadi flanked by other party leaders during a press conference in Nairobi in which they said they will march to IEBC offices on Monday morning to fight for their rights. [PHOTO: WILLIS AWANDU/STANDARD]

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has vowed to boycott next year's elections if the electoral commission is not reconstituted, even as 11 envoys urged dialogue.

Raila warned that there would be "no reason for us to participate" if the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), over which he is leading protests to oust the commissioners, was not overhauled.