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US rejects Raila swearing-in plot but backs call for dialogue and reform

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US governments Bureau of Africa Affairs Donald Yamamoto addressing staff at the embassy.

US President Donald Trump’s administration is piling pressure on NASA leader Raila Odinga to abandon his planned swearing-in on December 12, saying it is unconstitutional.

US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Donald Yamamoto, who met Raila and his team on Tuesday, told Opposition leaders that the US would push for dialogue with President Uhuru Kenyatta to find an amicable solution. 

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