Kenyan Crisis Deepens as Opposition Set to Inaugurate Leader
- Thousands of opposition supporters throng main park in Nairobi
- Live broadcasts cut off as government seeks to stop coverage
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Kenya’s main opposition alliance defied warnings of a crackdown and prepared to inaugurate its leader as a so-called people’s president, threatening to deepen the East African nation’s political crisis.
Thousands of National Super Alliance supporters thronged Uhuru Park on the edge of Nairobi’s city center on Tuesday afternoon, awaiting the arrival of their leader Raila Odinga. The streets of the city were quieter than usual. There was no visible police presence at the rally, despite government warnings that swearing in Odinga would amount to treason. Live broadcasts of the event were cut off.