Government spokesperson Erick Kiraithe. He has warned NASA against their threat to sear in Raila Odinga as president. [Photo|nation.co.ke]
Government spokesperson Erick Kiraithe has warned NASA politicians over their alleged threat to swear in their leader Raila Odinga as president.
Speaking during a briefing with journalists in Mombasa on Thursday, Kiraithe cautioned NASA politicians against engaging in activities that are not backed by the law.
He said that the government is keenly watching the opposition utterances and activities saying that they (government) will not allow them (NASA) to threaten and scare Kenyans.
Kiraithe further said that NASA will not prevent president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta’s swearing-in if his re-election is upheld by the Supreme Court.
The government spokesperson stated that law will take its course adding that those who contravene it should be ready for the consequences.
“The law is the law and the government has the adequate capacity to enforce it whether one or two people like it or not,” he told journalists as quoted by the Star.
Kiraithe further warned NASA against their planned demonstrations.
He asked the opposition to utilize the available constitutional mechanisms to push their agenda instead of calling for protests.
On Sunday during a rally at Kamukunji grounds in Kibra, NASA politicians threatened to swear in Raila Odinga if Uhuru is sworn in for a second term.
The opposition politicians said that they will swear in Raila using the August 8 presidential results.
According to NASA, the October 26 repeat poll was shambolic and should not have been used to declare Uhuru as president-elect.
The opposition is now pushing for a fresh presidential election in 90 days and has formed a National Resistance Movement (NRM) to push its agenda forward.
President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta will be sworn in office if the Supreme Court upholds his re-election.
Three petitioners have filed petitions in the Supreme Court seeking to have Uhuru's re-election nullified on grounds that the IEBC did not conduct the October 26 repeat poll in conformity with the law as earlier ordered by the Supreme Court when it nullified the August 8 presidential election.