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Kenya’s main opposition leader Raila Odinga says he will not jail President Uhuru Kenyatta and the vice president after he wins the August 8 elections, but rather give them work to do.

He told the media, after verifying his voter registration status in Nairobi, that the opposition coalition National Super Alliance (NASA) does not have any problem with Kenyatta and William Ruto.

They have been in power for four years but they never did anything. Even if you give them 100 years, there is nothing they would accomplish

“We do not have a problem with President Uhuru and his deputy Ruto. After we remove them from office, we will give them work to do and we will not jail them but show them how a government is run because it seems they are overwhelmed,” he was quoted on Thursday by Bongohot english

Today I visited my local polling station at Old kibera Primary to VERIFY that I am a registered Voter. pic.twitter.com/3kvj4qDa5D

— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) May 18, 2017

Odinga has criticized the Kenyatta government of mismanaging state resources and not doing enough to tackle corruption.

“They have been in power for four years but they never did anything. Even if you give them 100 years, there is nothing they would accomplish,” he told reporters making reference to the recent promises made by the president to increase wages and reduce food prices.

72-year-old Raila Odinga, who lost the last elections to incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta, was recently chosen as flagbearer for the opposition coalition to contest for a fourth time.

Police shot dead one person in northern Kenya’s Isiolo county after a political rally attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta at which supporters of rival political candidates for regional government positions clashed, police said.

Officials and political leaders said the trouble started before Kenyatta arrived to address the gathering on Saturday.

Kenya’s Aug. 8 presidential campaign in which incumbent president Kenyatta will run, coincides with elections for members of parliament and representatives in regional governments, known as counties.

Devolution of some powers to county level during Kenyatta’s presidency, and the associated access to and control of lucrative local budgets and high official salaries, has sparked intense interest in the local contests, especially for the governor post.

Police said after the rally, supporters of one candidate for the county governor roll, accompanied by a convoy of vehicles, approached a roadblock in Isiolo town and refused to move to one side when asked by police officers, who then dispersed them.

“A strong team of security personnel were all over the place to maintain order. We can’t allow lawlessness. It is illogical to claim they shot at a peaceful crowd. No they (police) acted to restore order after being attacked,” Isiolo County police commander Charles Ontinta said.

He said they were investigating the circumstances that led to the death.

Abdul Bahari, a candidate for governor in Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party, said his supporters had been peaceful when police shot at them.

“I was in the crowd with the group. They are all my supporters, very peaceful, singing in my support. Campaigning for Jubilee is not an offence. It’s very sad we have lost an innocent life,” he said after giving a statement to police on the incident.

Last month’s primaries for various seats, in which voters chose party candidates, were marred by violence, claims of rigging and cancelled ballots. Record numbers of candidates who failed to secure party tickets have also rushed to register as independents.

Footage broadcast on privately-owned Citizen Television showed one speaker at the rally asking the crowd – seen waving banners, blowing whistles and shouting – to be orderly to allow Kenyatta to speak. Kenyatta was also shown trying to calm the crowd.

Last month, he said the government would not tolerate violence between rival camps of supporters during the primaries and before a national election.

Reuters