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Raila Odinga’s Opposition coalition officially launched its referendum campaign, setting the stage for what could be a long-running duel with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration going right up to the 2017 General Election.
If the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) manages to force a referendum on a draft bill to amend the Constitution, it will reignite campaigns, just like in 2005 when Raila’s breakaway faction from then President Kibaki’s National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) gave rise to the Orange movement, with the name borrowed from the ‘Yes’ symbol that ODM supported.
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