Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta failed to respond to critical questions during an online chat with the public on issues that face the country.

Uhuru has maintained he will not attend the discussions while Raila has said he will only show up if the President does.

Kenyan opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga fielded questions alone on stage after his rival, President Uhuru Kenyatta, failed to show up for a debate between the two.

The second tier of the presidential debate kicked off half an hour late after President Uhuru Kenyatta failed to show up, with his opponent Raila Odinga appearing solo.

The National Super Alliance presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga was put to task over statements he had made in Kajiado County asking locals not to sell their land to ‘outsiders.’

NASA presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga has reiterated that he stands by the comments on the involvement of the military in the August 8 elections.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has cancelled a scheduled tour to Samburu and Marsabit today, a possible indication that he could attend a scheduled presidential debate and face off with his main challenger, Raila Odinga.

Kenyans have taken to social media to attack President Uhuru Kenyatta for missing the highly anticipated debate.

President Uhuru Kenyatta was slammed by Kenyans on Facebook during his engagement with the masses through a Live video.

Deputy President William Ruto did not attend the presidential debate for running mates at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, where he was to face National Super Alliance (Nasa) Flag-bearer Raila Odinga’s running mate Kalonzo Musyoka at 8:30pm.

Live TV debates for political office aspirants are becoming standard fare in the election cycle. Kenyans want to know what their leaders sound like and whether they can stand up to personal scrutiny required of public office.

By avoiding the debate they knew definitely NASA would play into their card- reason, they simply needed to deny NASA the golden opportunity to influence the minds of the many undecided voters who are critical.