National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga has disclosed how the National Resistance Movement (NRM) will evade Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i's efforts to crackdown on the now outlawed group.
Speaking during an interview with the Standard at his Capitol Hill offices, the NASA Principal stated that NRM was not an organization rather an idea in the hearts of his supporters and any attempt to arrest its members would leave Dr Matiang'i frustrated and unsuccessful.
"If the Government doesn’t respect the law, then the people are under no obligation to do so.
"NRM is not an organization, it is an idea in the hearts and minds of the people. Matiang’i is and will continue chasing shadows," he conveyed.
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The former Prime Minister divulged that he was aware that the government would be coming for him and that he was ready for the consequences if it meant delivering the country from electoral injustices.
“I know they are targeting those who were present at the swearing-in to get to me. But I am not afraid of them. I am ready to pay the ultimate price.
"The country is under threat from a government attempting to turn back the hands of time and re-introduce an era where the President enjoyed unfettered authority. But they are living in denial. The people are angry at what is going on. That is why we will stay the course,” he told the newspaper.
Raila further accused the Jubilee administration of infringing on the rights of independent institutions including the Judiciary and the media.
“They have managed to get a stronghold on Parliament. They have a history of intimidating the Judiciary and they have used and continue to use the country’s security apparatus to maintain the status quo. But the people have had enough of this.
“Uhuru must be getting advice from someone who advised his father because what we are seeing is a fight between the old order, supported the status quo, and the new order, people who are for the Constitution and positive change. Jubilee is attempting to turn back the clock and erase all the gains made by the new Constitution,” he explained.
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