nairobi opposition leader raila odinga urge kenyans boycott thursday repeat presidential election say would lead campaign civil disobedience odinga speak shortly supreme court say unable consider last-minute appeal delay vote five seven judge fail turn repeat election order supreme court sept. judge nullify result aug. presidential contest procedural ground election commission say odinga lose president uhuru kenyatta 1.4 million vote odinga refuse participate thursday contest say election commission fail implement reform prevent mar irregularities advise kenyans value democracy justice hold vigil prayers away poll station stay home tell cheer crowd nairobi uhuru park back away previous promise call large-scale protest convince friends neighbor everyone else participate say english support president caution insult assault instead seek open eye several speakers precede give speeches kiswahili call opposition supporters allow people vote supreme court unable hear petition delay vote election officials say would go ahead regardless odinga decision head national election board wafula chebukati say vote would proceed even poll station unable open case problems deliver materials ... poll officer right inform us poll suspend another day seek explain supreme court absences chief justice david maraga say one judge unwell another abroad another unable attend bodyguard shoot wound tuesday night unclear others show turmoil ahead election prompt u.s. state department issue statement say deeply concern efforts party undermine independence electoral commission condemn attack deputy chief justice bodyguard urge kenyans reject violence minutes maraga remark live television hundreds supporters take streets kisumu odinga main stronghold riot police use teargas disperse two protesters receive gunshot wound reuters witness say government subvert sovereign people ... people entitle rebel government kisumu governor anyang nyong hardline odinga supporter tell reporters comment seem certain fuel fear major confrontation security force already blame kill nearly 50 people kisumu nairobi slum cancel august vote months political uncertainty blunt growth kenya east africa big economy key western ally value relative freedom stability tumultuous region kenyatta keen poll proceed cement rule many wonder ever politick end say televise speech wednesday even call every one us turn vote citizens instability rekindle memories large-scale ethnic violence kill 1,200 people follow dispute election 2007. meanwhile anticipation possible violence ahead elections thursday shoppers cram nairobi upmarket carrefour supermarket stock food say jason straziuso wait nearly two hours pay groceries 40 cart per register everyone jockey position try find short line say every single cart full could single mother marian elema say pay double usual bus fare take five children home town isiolo central kenya fear violence would break port city mombasa live decide travel home escape possible clash opposition supporters police tell reuters vote safety children kisumu tally center election officer john ngutai sit huddle handful officials wait miss election material hundreds absent colleagues say attack opposition supporters last week mean election board manage train 250 1,300 staff need hold election constituency train disrupt officials attack people withdraw say even election go ahead opposition might still challenge result supreme court judge say prepare annul re-run send country 45 million back square one election meet require standards rule early wednesday high court judge george odunga say local election officials appoint irregular manner withdraw last minute would make already dire situation bad elections proceed absence say officer would view constitutional crisis unimaginable magnitude simply put would recipe chaos however admit dismiss could form ground legal challenge afterwards opposition lawyers seek challenge thursday vote might also cite failure election board hold elections part country enough poll station unable open constitution stipulate minimum turnout say election hold time part country kenya opposition leader urge vote boycott civil disobedience