NASA leader Raila Odinga is set to be sworn-in as the People's President on Tuesday, January 30, but his move has caused division among Kenyans living in the US.
Supporters of NASA and Jubilee Party sharply differed on the event; one faction supporting the move while the other strongly condemned it.
“The Kenyan community in Diaspora that demands real democracy in Kenya supports the creation of People’s Assemblies and the swearing-in of Raila Odinga who won the August 8, 2017, election.
"These moves will take power from corrupt cartels and place it into the people’s hands where it constitutionally belongs,” read a statement issued by NASA USA Diaspora Team.
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Jubilee supporters, however, came out strongly to oppose the planned event, stating that it would lead to chaos.
“This clearly is a calculated move by the opposition coalition NASA to cause chaos in the country and neither the government nor Kenyans of good should allow it to take place.
"This is the reason why many of us in Diaspora oppose it and want to distance ourselves from it," they remarked.
They further pointed an accusing finger at NASA supporters in the UK who went public in support of the swearing-in ceremony.
“As Kenyans from all the 51 US states, we wish to categorically affirm that we subscribe to the rule of law. NRM is proscribed under Kenyan laws.
"All its concepts and ideologies, which espouse rising up against a constitutionally established government are in contravention of the laws of Kenya,” read a statement signed by Eng. John Kamau of Phoenix.
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Nairobi police boss Japheth Koome has maintained that the swearing-in is illegal and has warned NASA supporters against going to Uhuru Park.
