National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga on Thursday raised seven issues while giving a talk in the United States.
While issuing an address at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) headquarters in Washington, the opposition leader spoke about the outcome of the Kenyan elections and how the current political crisis could be overcome while advancing the country's stability.
"Envoys have sometimes contributed to the problem. Our democracy partners like the US have also failed us by choosing to support a deeply tainted election.
"We want the International community to engage and assist solve the current crisis," he declared.
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He added that the call by National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) to create the post of a Prime Minister was a diversionary tactic meant to deflect from the real issues affecting Kenya's democracy.
"We are not looking for jobs. NCCK's proposal to create a post of Prime Minister is a “cheap way” of looking at it," he stated.
He added that the creation of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) was not an avenue for war rather a means to advocate for dialogue among Kenyan citizens who weren't happy with the current government structure.
"NASA set up National Resistance Movement to push for peaceful dialogue on critical issues facing," he conveyed.
He maintained that the October 26th repeat elections were not credible and IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati had confessed the same days before the polls were held.
"Electoral commission chairman, Mr Chebukati publicly confessed that he could not guarantee a free and fair election 8 days to the fresh poll," he stated.
Mr Odinga further revealed that the Supreme Court judges were threatened before they could hear a case whether the repeat elections could proceed, causing a lack of quorum during the hearing and eventually the postponement of the case.
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"The Supreme Court was prevented from hearing the case on whether elections were to be held. After the bodyguard of the Supreme Court's Deputy Chief Justice was shot, the other judges did not feel safe and their request for enhanced security was declined," he revealed.
Furthermore, the former Prime Minister stated that the reign of terror began with the torture and murder of Former IEBC ICT manager Chris Musando.
"The FBI and Scotland Yards; offered to carry out investigations into Chris Musando's death. The government rejected," he stated.
He concluded with: "Across Africa, electoral autocracy is creeping in. Elections are being held as rituals where the incumbent must win. The same standards must be applied to African elections as they are elsewhere. Africa deserves better, Africa can be better governed."
