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Coalitions don't threaten democracy, High Court tells petitioner

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Azimio la Umoja Presidential Candidate Rt Hon Raila Odinga with other political party leaders during the coalition's campaign rally at Jacaranda Grounds in Nairobi County. [Courtesy]

The High Court in Nairobi has ruled that political coalitions are not a threat to democracy. 

A three-judge bench said political parties will retain their autonomy even when they have a similar ideology.

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