Former Vice President Musalia Mudavadi has yet again evoked the memories of a troubled opposition, which allegedly lacked a sense of direction after 2017 polls.
Mudavadi, then a key ally of Raila, says Miguna Miguna’s entry into NASA activities was mysterious and disruptive of the smooth running of the post-2017 general election affairs of the coalition.
The self-proclaimed NRM general, who had fallen out with Raila before, resurfaced days after the nullification of President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory.
“I must emphasise, NRM was not a creation of NASA, nor was it a NASA organ. It was just as mysterious to me as was the manner in which it was first introduced to Kenyans. So, too, was the sudden emergence of Miguna Miguna ‘the NRM General’,” Mudavadi writes.
In his book titled 'Soaring Above the Storms of Passion', Mudavadi says Miguna's entry to NASA disrupted the team's agenda, arguing that NRM started making pronouncements without consultations.
According to him, the idea of swearing-in Raila as president was brought up by Miguna, causing further divisions in NASA outfit.
“How he suddenly metamorphosed into a member of our team and to the non-existent position of NRM General remains a mystery.”
“These included the proposition to swear in Raila as the People’s President. We did not know — certainly, I didn’t know — who was going to swear him in, until when after a number of hiccups, the name of the self-proclaimed NRM General Miguna cropped up again.”
Also, the ANC leader says, the plan to wage civil disobedience was hijacked by Miguna, who advocated for violent protests.
However, Wednesday, Miguna said he was never in NASA, and that he founded NRM in October 2017 long after the elections.
“I was not in the NASA campaigns. I was an independent candidate and campaigned on my own. I founded NRMKe in October 2017..,” the Canadian-based Kenyan lawyer said hir back.