A group of National Super Alliance (NASA) Leaders on Saturday threatened that if IEBC declares President Uhuru Kenyatta as the winner, they will go ahead and swear in their party leader Raila Odinga as president.
Led by Siaya Senator James Orengo, the NASA leaders noted that they will not recognize President Kenyatta’s victory adding that the repeat presidential elections were not credible and did not meet the required standards.
Addressing the public at Athi River town in Mavoko, Machakos County, the politicians maintained that Mr Odinga remained the people's president adding that they will shock President Kenyatta if he is declared the winner.
"We will shock them. They will know that you can have power and the guns, but you cannot rule over a people that have refused to obey your leadership
"We will use August 8 results to swear NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga if Uhuru Kenyatta tries to use October 26 poll results to be sworn in,” Orengo stated.
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Former Senator Johnson Muthama on his part accused the police of using excessive force. He promised to proceed with a suit seeking for the conviction of Inspector General of police Joseph Boinnet for the killings.
“There are several killings that had been done across the country, as the Commander-in-Chief, the President must have sanctioned the officers involved,” Muthama explained.
Regarding Thursday's election, Mr Muthama claimed that IEBC was inflating votes for the President even after its Chairman Wafula Chebukati had claimed that only 6.5 million people had voted.
“There was poor turn out. The President was alone in the contest. Why are they rigging for him when he has the contest for himself?” Muthama noted
Meanwhile, Mr Odinga on Friday asked his supporters to await a major announcement on Monday.
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Speaking from Kibera in Nairobi, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader observed that the electorate of Kenya had heeded NASA's call to boycott the presidential election.
"Even in Gatundu there were no voters. Kenyans heeded NASA's call to boycott the elections and that is why on Monday I shall make a major announcement to tell all of you the way forward," Odinga stated.
