ODM leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday claimed that President Uhuru Kenyatta had panicked after sensing defeat in the upcoming General Election, hence, the efforts by Jubilee to amend the Election Laws.
Speaking at a public forum, Odinga divulged that the National Super Alliance (NASA) idea by Opposition leaders was giving Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto sleepless nights.
"They have sensed defeat and gone into panic mode. That is why they are trying all manner of schemes that will allow them to play games with election results," Raila said.
The former Prime Minister stated that Jubilee,"has realised late in the day that the system created by the new laws is tamper-proof and thus they're trying to change the laws so they can rig polls in 2017 Elections."
On Tuesday, there was drama in Parliament after CORD MPs blocked Speaker Justin Muturi from accessing the house to ensure amendments to the election laws were not debated.
The Special sitting was called by Muturi to discuss the new amendments introduced by the Jubilee faction, with the bone of contention being a clause that allows the IEBC to use a manual system in case the electronic one fails in the 2017 polls.
The Opposition, however, read malice in the proposed changes claiming that it was a plan by the Jubilee government to tamper with election results.
However, the ruling coalition claims the proposed amendments were proposed by the IEBC, which believes the current laws are not adequate or realistic.
Justice and Legal Affairs Committee chairman Samuel Chepkonga stated that the amendments resulted from a meeting with the IEBC.
"This is not my report but that of the IEBC and the amendments came from the meeting the committee held with the commission," Chepkonga told the parliament.
The Opposition could hear none of that and claimed that when the Election law was passed in October through negotiations, they agreed nothing would be changed.
The legislators also divulged that they were not consulted before the amendments were brought to parliament and they would not agree to any changes.
