Kenyan opposition leader demands dialogue after spate of attacks


  • World
  • Wednesday, 25 Jun 2014

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's veteran opposition leader demanded on Tuesday a national dialogue by July 7 and sought a timetable to pull Kenyan troops out of Somalia, hours after a fresh attack on the coast killed five people.

Raila Odinga, who was President Uhuru Kenyatta's main challenger in last year's election, has called for nationwide rallies next month over what he said were public worries that include security failings, corruption and rising living costs.

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