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Raila Odinga to Uhuru Kenyatta: I will not be blackmailed to quit politics

NAIROBI: Opposition leader Raila Odinga Wednesday lashed out at President Uhuru Kenyatta for slashing his pension and for trying to force him to quit politics as e he gets a decent retirement.

Speaking in a live television interview with NTV, Odinga said the President’s decision was malicious. He vowed that he will not be forced to quit politics just so that he gets to enjoy the hefty retirement perks proposed in the Retirement Benefits (Deputy President and Designated State Officers) Bill.

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