Times, Financial Times say international observers were too quick to endorse election

NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga (sec.r) in solidarity with co- principles from ( l-r ) Moses Wetang'ula, Musalia Mudavadi, former Meru governor Peter Munya and Kalonzo Musyoka when they welcomed Munya and his PNU party members. This was at Capitol Hill, Nairobi on 04/09/2017. Photo by: Jenipher Wachie.

The New York Times has found itself with egg on its face over its dismissal of the National Super Alliance (NASA) candidate Raila Odinga’s poll irregularity claims.

The publication owned up and retracted the criticism even as the Financial Times joined in hitting out at the international observers who approved the polls as free and credible, only for the Supreme Court to invalidate the presidential election over irregularities.