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Move to collect signatures is political, it has no legal impact

Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga appends his signature to start the collection of signatures during Saba Saba rally at Kamukunji grounds in Nairobi on July 7, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Why is Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition so determined in its pursuit for collection of millions of signatures from Kenyans despite some lawyers and government officials dismissing it as an exercise in futility?

President Ruto's allies led by his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, have scorned the Raila Odinga-led group for allegedly wasting time arguing that there is nothing they will do with the signatures.

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