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NAIROBI, Oct. 12-- Kenya's political standoff enters a dicey moment as the Opposition and the ruling Jubilee Party dig in for the repeat polls set for Oct. 26. Opposition leader Raila Odinga withdrew from the polls on Tuesday citing failure to effect changes at the electoral body and forced amendments to election regulations by the ruling Jubilee party, whose passage in Parliament is near completion. President Uhuru Kenyatta has promised to sign them into law immediately. Odinga asked the electoral commission to cancel the Oct. 26 poll and call for a fresh one in 90 days. But in a rejoinder, Kenyatta maintained that elections would be held as scheduled whether Odinga participates or not. The position was reaffirmed on Wednesday after the electoral commission announced that the elections would go on as planned and Odinga's name, together with those of the other fringe contestants who took part in the Aug. 8 polls, would be on the ballot. This followed a court ruling Wednesday that the name of one of the contestants who the electoral commission had excluded from repeat polls be included in the fresh elections. However, Odinga's party National Super Alliance (NASA) has maintained that there would be no elections on Oct. 26. "The Oct. 26 polls died when Odinga withdrew on Tuesday. You cannot resurrect them. Elections will only take place on Oct. 26 if there are reforms at the electoral commission," said Gladys Wanga, a NASA lawmaker. | 
