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Raila boycott threat may plunge country into crisis, experts warn

NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga

Threats by NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga to boycott the October 17 repeat polls could plunge the country into a crisis.

Such a move, experts say, will throw the country into a constitutional and legal quagmire given that the law does not espouse a situation where one candidate withdraws from the polls after their gazzetement.

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