In Summary

  • The Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has said he will accept defeat if he loses in the August general election.
  • The former premier also expressed confidence in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission's (IEBC) capacity in conducting a free and fair election process.

The Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has said he will accept defeat if he loses in the August general election.

Raila said that during a joint interview they held with his running mate Martha Karua on Tuesday evening.

He was responding to a query that has been raised several times by his opponents on the Kenya kwanza Alliance faction if he would concede defeat.

Raila said he was a sports person and therefore would easily concede defeat and congratulate the victor.

“Definitely. I am a sportsman and I know that 'asiyekubali kushindwa si mshindani'. I would easily accept defeat and congratulate the winner,” Raila said.

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The former premier also expressed confidence in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission's (IEBC) capacity in conducting a free and fair election process.

Karua also emphasised it is the collective responsibility of IEBC, political parties and individual candidates to ensure a free and fair election process.

“We each have a responsibility to make the election, free, fair and credible. Everybody involved in the electoral process has a role to play, if each one of us stood up for our country then we wouldn’t have complaints in elections,” Karua said.