[Boniface Okendo, Standard]President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday defended his move to skip the presidential debate attended by his close rival Raila Odinga. Arguing that he saw no need for attending the much-awaited debate, Kenyatta said Kenyans should judge him based on the Jubilee Government track record. “I had expected to meet my brother President Kenyatta for the debate but unfortunately he did not attend and I cannot understand why. And their allies in Jubilee and National Super Alliance (NASA) were yesterday divided over the impact of Raila’s sole participation in Monday’s presidential debate. ALSO READ: Tight security at venue of presidential debate in Nairobi[Report by Moses Njagih, Protus Onyango, Allan Mungai, Dickson Mwiti and Harold Odhiambo]

Source: Standard Digital July 25, 2017 19:54 UTC