Former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama in a past event. He has urged NASA supporters to remain calm as the opposition pursues justice for victims of police brutality. [Photo/the standard.co.ke]
Former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama has asked NASA supporters to remain calm and peaceful even as President Uhuru Kenyatta will be taking the oath for his second term in office on Tuesday next week.Muthama also wants supporters to pray for the families of their colleagues who allegedly lost their lives in the hands of the police.Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of NASA fund-raiser for victims of police brutality at Laico Regency hotel in Nairobi on Friday, the vocal former senator said that NASA will not relent in pursuing justice for the victims of police brutality.The former senator stated that the opposition is working on legal mechanisms to ensure justice is rendered to Kenyans who have been allegedly killed by the police."We (NASA ) are going to pursue justice and ensure that the country is liberated from Jubilee's oppression," he said.The former senator said that Uhuru's swearing-in means nothing to them (opposition) adding that Uhuru's legitimacy remains questionable despite the supreme court ruling that upheld his re-election in the controversial October 26 repeat presidential election.Muthama asked Jubilee government not boast saying that majority of Kenyans did not vote for Uhuru in the October 26 poll.He claimed that Jubilee administration has divided Kenyans into tribal lines and encouraged election injustices.President Kenyatta will be sworn in for a second term on Tuesday next week at the Kasarani stadium as the opposition will be holding a rally at the Jacaranda grounds to mourn victims of police brutality.