Why Raila put o­ff anti-IEBC protests for ten days

Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) removed next Monday from its weekly protests’ scheduling as details emerged that pressure from diplomatic community and religious groups led to the decision.

The Standard has learned of high-level diplomatic discussions with CORD leaders as well as internal discussions that culminated in the decision to call for a 10-day ceasefire in the hope that President Uhuru and his Jubilee team would open the door for dialogue regarding reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission through replacement of commissioners and other reforms to the electoral process to seal loopholes that may be used to rig results.