NASA Presidential candidate Raila Odinga has pledged to withdraw KDF troops from Somalia if he wins the presidency.
Odinga argues that the country needs the soldiers more, to provide security along borders and as well protect Kenyans from criminals.
Speaking in Lamu Island on Saturday, Odinga, who was accompanied by other Nasa leaders maintained that he will put Kenyans’ lives first.
“The KDF has no business in Somalia when its country is in dire need of security,” the Opposition leader said.
Raila said the NASA administration will eliminate land injustices and will ensure youth employment through industrial parks.
“When I was Prime Minister, I promised that Lamu will be an economic zone so that people in Shanghai China can come and shop here. Jubilee has done nothing but make people suffer ... NASA will change that.”
Co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka chastised Jubilee for failing to ensure security in many parts of the country.
“Jubilee know that their end is nigh, and that's why they are trying everything they can imagine. The Lamu curfew, for instance, is just a strategy to steal votes. But lucky for us, Kenyans are alert and they don't have a way to steal the election,” he said.
Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetang'ula said NASA will ensure Lamu is safe to enable the port's functions and the Lapsset project.
He said they will speed up the project so residents can make use of it.