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This is the year for referendum, says Raila

ODM leader Raila Odinga (centre) views the body the late politician Elisha Ojwang Orodo in Bondo. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard]

Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Saturday promised a new beginning and asked Kenyans to vote for amendments to the Constitution even as Deputy President William Ruto and his allies have been opposed to the push for a referendum, terming it a waste of public resources.

Mr Odinga, who regretted that more than 50 years after independence, the country was still struggling with corruption and other ills, said that the new journey that is geared towards finally liberating the country was on.

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