Kenya's opposition candidate: No sex before poll

Kenya's main opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has urged his supporters not to have sex on the eve of elections as there is a "war to fight", reports the local Star newspaper.

According to the paper, he said at a rally in western Kenya that people should sleep with their partners after the election results are announced:

''August 8 will be a historic day and no vote will be left without being cast. Men will sleep outside. When the day comes, no man should sleep with a woman''.

In a message to his female supporters, Mr Odinga said:

''If he moves closer to you, don't look at him, tell him we have a war to fight...let us have sex after we get the presidency."

Mr Odinga, 72, is the main challenger of President Uhuru Kenyatta, 55, in the fiercely contested election.

He has failed in his previous bids to win the presidency.