President Uhuru Kenyatta with Kitui governor Charity Ngilu in a past event. She has backed Raila Odinga's push for electoral reforms. (Photo/political.co.ke)
Former Lands Cabinet Secretary (CS) and the current Kitui governor Charity Ngilu has backed NASA leader Raila Odinga's push to have him sworn-in as president.
Ngilu argues that Raila is within his own right to push to be recognized as president since he has a huge following and beleives he won the August 8 presidential election.Speakng to journalists after a bench-marking tour of Makueni County on Friday, Ngilu hit out at those criticizing and condemning Raila Odinga's push for electoral reforms.The former Lands Cabinet Secretary said that Raila's concerns on the country's election are legitimate adding that those condemning him are acting ignorance."The electoral reforms being pushed for by Honorable Raila Odinga are genuine because our country has been militarised with police brutality and election injustices being the order of the day," she said.Ngilu criticised president Uhuru Kenyatta's government saying that it has no regard for the rule.The Kitui governor said that the country is divided on tribal lines because of Jubilee government alleged oppression rule.The NARC party leader urged Kenyans to stand with the opposition leader stating that he has the interests of the counry at heart.
Plans to swear-in Odinga are said to be in top gear.
The opposition leader says that he does not recognize president Uhuru Kenyatta's goverment and that the people's assembly will swear him as president on December 12, 2017.On Friday, NASA unveiled a seven member committee to push for the people's aseembly whose inaugural meeting is scheduled for this month.A section of Jubilee politicans have however rubbished Raila's threat to swear himself as president saying that it is inconsequential since he does not have the instruments of power.