No, ODM leader Raila Odinga has not postponed the March 20th demonstrations

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Video showing ODM leader Raila Odinga postponing the March 20th demonstrations

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and
established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We conducted a reverse image search and discovered that the video was shared on Kenya Digital News’ YouTube channel on December 9, 2022 at minute 26:24 and is an excerpt from part of ODM leader Raila Odinga’s speech in Tana River County before he left for the USA-Africa summit, resulting in his absence from the planned parallel Jamhuri Day rally on Monday, December 12, 2022 and thus postponing the protests.

We also discovered a tweet by Raila confirming to his supporters on March 20, 2023 that he is on his way to lead the anti-government demonstration.

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