[Pokot South MP David Pkosing. He wants the court to compel Raila Odinga to participate in the Ocotber polls.] (Photo/Northriftnews)
Raila Odinga might be forced to participate in the October 26 elections, after an MP moved to court to compel the opposition leader to participate in the polls.
Pokot South MP David Pkosing lodged the case at the courts, arguing that Raila should comply with the directive by the Supreme Court which directed a repeat election between Raila and President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Pksoing’s move comes amid threats by Odinga to boycott the elections, unless his demands are met before the due date.
Through lawyer Kibe Mungai, the MP argued that the country will face a constitution crisis if Odinga skipped the elections, which can lead into chaos, similar to what was experienced in 2007/8.
“Mr Odinga, being one of the candidates nominated to contest in the election is bound by the Supreme Court decision and cannot threaten to boycott the election. Any action to subvert or interfere with the elections is in contempt of the Supreme Court,” said Mungai.
He added: “The threats by NASA that fresh presidential election will not be held as scheduled may actually materialize in a significant number of constituencies and counties thereby putting Kenya’s constitutional order into jeopardy,”
Kenyans are set to elect their president on October 26, after the August 8 elections were nullified by the Supreme Court due to illegalities.