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NASA backs down on vote guard plan

NASA Presidential candidate Raila Odinga addresses political rally at Bukhungu stadium in Kakamega on August 3, 2017. BY BENJAMIN SAKWA

The National Super Alliance has backed down on its 'adopt-a-polling-station' strategy, which called for supporters to remain at polling stations to guard their votes.

The coalition's co-principals have instead told their supporters to vote and move away from the polling centres to avoid confrontation with the police officers manning the stations.

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