Raila: We Won't Allow President Uhuru's Re-election to Stand

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has vowed to resist the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta, while dismissing claims that he is "hungry for power."

Speaking during an interview with Al Jazeera on Sunday, the National Super Alliance (NASA) leader said that he is only fighting for democracy and that that should not be misunderstood to being power-hungry.

"Raila Odinga is not power-hungry. I want to see democracy properly established in our country. Currently, we have autocracy where elections are just a ritual incumbents do after every five years," he said.

Raila said that if President Kenyatta's re-election in the October 26th repeat poll is allowed to stand, it will set a bad precedent in Kenya and the whole of Africa.

"We want to be the people who will do away with rigging in Africa to show Africans deserve a better standard than."

"Next time there will be complete voter apathy in this country...No Kenyan will turn up to vote. There are countries where only 10 or 20 per cent of people turned up to vote and the president got 98 per cent of the vote because he was running alone."

"Is this how elections should be held in Africa? Why should Africa be judged on a lower standard than the rest of the world in conducting elections?"

He ruled out seeking legal redress to challenge President Uhuru's declaration and lamented attacks on the Judiciary by government forces.

"They (judges) have been disparaged...they have been called names....they have been called traitors, crooks and criminals...," Raila said.

"We want a vibrant democracy in our country. We don't want imposition of leadership on people and a collapse of our democracy," he said.

He also dismissed Jubilee for calling for his retirement, adding he will retire at his own will. "My retirement package is in the constitution and the law. I don't need any kind of favoritism because they refused to give me my retirement package after serving as Prime Minister."