1 dead as Kenya police protesters clash during election
Raila Odinga
Opposition leader Raila Odinga  who got nearly 45 percent of the vote in August   has said the new election wonât be credible because of a lack of electoral reform and accused Kenyatta of moving a country known for relative stability and openness toward authoritarian rule.
 Odinga âs call for a boycott resonated strongly in Kisumu  Kenyaâs third-largest city and an opposition stronghold.  He  has urged followers to stay away from polling stations because of concerns about a crackdown by security forces. Human rights groups said police killed at least 67 people during protests after the August vote; authorities confirmed a smaller number of deaths and said they had to take action against rioters.
 Odinga  has said the opposition coalition  National Super Alliance  will become a resistance movement. On Thursday   he  said the movement will constitute a âPeopleâs Assembly to guide the country to a fresh free and fair presidential electionâ as part of a peaceful resistance that will include boycotting goods and services by those who have supported Kenyattaâs âlawless grab of the presidency.â
 Odinga  and Kenyatta  who seeks a second term  also faced off in a 2013 election similarly marred by opposition allegations of vote-rigging.  The opposition leader  also ran unsuccessfully in 2007 â ethnic-fueled animosity after that vote killed more than 1 000 people and forced 600 000 from their homes.
Many observers say Kenyaâs ethnic-based politics overshadow the promise of its democracy. Kenyatta is a Kikuyu  while  Odinga  is a Luo.
[TGT] has said the new election wonât be credible because of a lack of electoral reform and accused Kenyatta of moving a country known for relative stability and openness toward authoritarian rule.
 Odinga âs call for a boycott resonated strongly in Kisumu  Kenyaâs third-largest city and an opposition stronghold.   [TGT]   has urged followers to stay away from polling stations because of concerns about a crackdown by security forces. Human rights groups said police killed at least 67 people during protests after the August vote; authorities confirmed a smaller number of deaths and said they had to take action against rioters.
  [TGT] has said the opposition coalition  National Super Alliance  will become a resistance movement. On Thursday    [TGT]   said the movement will constitute a âPeopleâs Assembly to guide the country to a fresh free and fair presidential electionâ as part of a peaceful resistance that will include boycotting goods and services by those who have supported Kenyattaâs âlawless grab of the presidency.â
  [TGT] and Kenyatta  who seeks a second term  also faced off in a 2013 election similarly marred by opposition allegations of vote-rigging.  The opposition leader  also ran unsuccessfully in 2007 â ethnic-fueled animosity after that vote killed more than 1 000 people and forced 600 000 from their homes.
Many observers say Kenyaâs ethnic-based politics overshadow the promise of its democracy. Kenyatta is a Kikuyu  while   [TGT] is a Luo.