Opposition leader Raila Odinga. [Photo/Newsday.co.ke]
Former Nyeri Senator Mutahi Kagwe has hit out at opposition leader Raila Odinga over plans to be sworn in as the people’s president.
The National Super Alliance (Nasa) on Thursday said that plans to swear in Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka were on course.
Nasa said the two will be sworn in before the end of January.
In an opinion piece published by The Star newspaper, Kagwe noted that the activity planned by Nasa amounts to treason.
“There is a red line which exists in every country in the world in terms of what is treason and what is legitimate opposition activity. As a Statesman, it is not worth it for Raila to cross the red line,” Kagwe said.
Mutahi Kagwe. [Photo/softkenya.com]
The politician said that the former prime minister was blackmailing Kenyans that he won the August 8 election, which was nullified by the Supreme Court.
“The Nasa and ODM leader should not equate fairness of an election to his being elected. You cannot tell Kenyans that an election is only fair if you are the one who is elected and it becomes an illegality if you are defeated,” he said.
Kagwe said Odinga being sworn in is an exercise in futility that will not benefit him or the nation. He said the country had moved on after President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in.
“The truth of the matter is that Kenyans have already moved on, including his own MPs, who have taken strategic positions in committees as well as leadership slots in the House,” he said.
The former senator said The People's Assembly idea steered by Nasa can be relevant if it focuses on how governors can work amicably with MCAs at the grassroots without wrangles.