NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga. [Photo/NTV]
Late in June NASA presidential running mate Kalonzo Musyoka became the first leader to claim that Jubilee administration under the leadership of President Uhuru Kenyatta is masterminding vote buying in Ukambani region.
"I can't prevent the president from asking for votes in Ukambani, but is is a crime to use our chiefs to buy votes," said Kalonzo.
It is interesting to note that NASA flag bearer Raila Odinga also echoed the sentiments of his primus inter pares while speaking in an exclusive interview on NTV on Thursday evening.
Odinga said as NASA coalition they are aware of vote buying and he was even willing to work with the media to expose the alleged claims.
"There is evidence all over the country that people are moving around buying ID cards as you know this is not the first time this is happening in the last elections the ID cards were bought particularly from what were then Cord strongholds by agents of the State it is done by chiefs, county commissioners," he said.
"These were kept away until after elections like in Kisumu a thousand of ID cards were found after elections abandoned somewhere, this is an indication that these people were being disenfranchised so they cannot participate in elections because it is a requirement that you have to show your ID card at a polling station," he added.
Odinga further claimed that he has evidence of people who have been disenfranchised and even said there was a price tag for the cards.
"We can show you evidence of at least 10 people whose ID cards have been bought where they sell it for Sh500 or Sh1000 because they want to put food on their table," he added.
The former Prime Minister said they have reported the issue to IEBC and the police but nothing has been done.
He finally mentioned several NASA strongholds as the areas earmarked for the alleged grand scheme.
"It is happening in Ukambani, Coast, Nyanza and Western which are key NASA strongholds and we are asking them to compete fairly," said Raila.