Raila warns poll rigging in Africa spreading

ODM leader Raila Odinga speaks during a past meeting. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Azimio leader Raila Odinga has expressed fears that if the credibility of last year's election is not addressed, it will have ripple effect on upcoming polls in Africa.

Addressing a leadership conference in Abuja, Nigeria, Raila regretted that Kenya had become a laboratory of bad electoral practices. He said the 2007 election debacle provided a script for former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, and more countries have since perfected the use of technology to override the will of the people.