NASA leader Raila Odinga was sworn in as the people's President on January 30 and it has emerged that the opposition leader held a night meeting prior to the event.
Details of the meeting were leaked on Wednesday by former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale who revealed that Odinga hosted a dinner that was attended by former Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo.
According to Khalwale, Mr Obasanjo had been sent by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to advise the NASA co-principals against proceeding with the 'swearing in'.
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"It was agreed that they were not going to take oath. I believe that message was then conveyed to the Jubilee side by Obasanjo and this is why they withdrew police.
"People asked where was Wetangula, where was Mudavadi, where was Muthama and Khalwale... We were waiting for the Prime Minister (Odinga) to join us in talking to the country because the swearing in would not be there," revealed Khalwale.
He further stated that while they were waiting for official communication, the media mobilised the nation on their behalf and members of the public thronged Uhuru Park.
It is at this point that Odinga told them they could not leave thousands of their supporters without addressing them.
"He proceeded to the park. The rest of us were where we were supposed to be, waiting to take a common stand in view of what we had agreed with Obasanjo.
"In a period of 15 minutes, a time that would not have allowed us to drive to Uhuru Park, the function was over," added the former Senator.
Khalwale reiterated that there was no swearing-in and urged the co-principals to come clean and explain to the public that the event was inconsequential.
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"President Uhuru has responded to effect, Raila was responding to cause. The cause was the mismanaged election.
"Uhuru does not have legitimacy. Raila does not have access to state power so both of them are not hundred percent President. They should sit and talk. The country is divided," he remarked.
[caption caption="Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale"]
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