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Kenyans react after NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga withdraws from repeat poll

Nasa presidential candidate Raila Odinga (centre) addressing the press at Okoa Kenya secretariat offices on 10/10/17 where he stated that he won't participate in the repeat election which was scheduled to happen on 26th October 2017- [photo:Beverlyne Musili]

Moments after NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga officially quit the October 26 repeat election, Kenyans on social media expressed varied views on the way forward.

Kenyans received the news with mixed reactions, for instance NASA supporters kept wondering what would happen to the most hyped journey to the promised land, Canaan. Others were celebrating Raila’s move while criticising IEBC for ignoring the irreducible minimum reforms.

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