{"id":340568,"date":"2017-07-29T18:14:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T18:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=340568"},"modified":"2017-07-29T18:14:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T18:14:57","slug":"mahama-leads-commonwealth-group-to-monitor-kenya-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/mahama-leads-commonwealth-group-to-monitor-kenya-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama leads Commonwealth Group to monitor Kenya polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former President, John Dramani Mahama will be leading a 15-member Commonwealth Observer Group to monitor and report on the August 08, 2017 election IN Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the 5th Election in the East African country since 1991 when it ended its one party state rule.<\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by the Special Aide of the President, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, stated that President Mahama is expected in Nairobi a week before the election to visit various parts of the country and meet with the various political parties and their candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Voters in the Kenyan polls will elect the\u00a0President\u00a0and his deputy, members of\u00a0Parliament\u00a0and\u00a0devolved government\u00a0members.<\/p>\n<p>Incumbent President, Uhuru Kenyatta, who beat Raila Odinga in the previous election to become president, is facing a stiff competition from Odinga again to retain power.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Graphic.com.gh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President, John Dramani Mahama will be leading a 15-member Commonwealth Observer Group to monitor and report on the August 08, 2017 election IN Kenya. 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