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Decision to include Aukot in presidential election stirs NASA's decision to boycott polls

Thirdway Alliance leader Ekuru Aukot

High Court's decision to include Thirdway Alliance candidate Ekuru Aukot in the repeat presidential election has put NASA leader Raila Odinga in a tight corner after withdrawing from the race.

Mr Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka based their decision to quit the race on paragraphs 289 and 290 of the 2013 Supreme Court presidential election petition ruling, which were yesterday declared as having no legal effect by Justice John Mativo.

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