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Raila: I can swear by Bible on State House IEBC deal

CORD leader Raila Odinga addresses mourners at Kirembe grounds in Kisumu during a requiem mass for three people who were shot dead during anti-IEBC demos last month. (PHOTO: DENISH OCHIENG/ STANDARD)

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has insisted that he made a deal with President Uhuru Kenyatta over IEBC talks.
Raila said during their four-man lunch-hour meeting on Tuesday at State House Nairobi, they agreed to form a team to try to end the stalemate on the electoral agency.

"I can swear by the Bible that we have done what we agreed with our competitors and ready for negotiations outside Parliament," said Raila yesterday.

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