[Raila Odinga in a past event. A source close to NASA coalition says a number of op African leaders could attend his planned swearing-in. Photo/Nation]
A number of ‘friendly’ African Heads of state may after all attend opposition leader Raila Odinga’s planned swearing-in in solidarity with quest for electoral justice, a senior ODM official has said.
While details over his planned oath taking remains scanty, the official, who spoke in confidence, says everything will be done in line with the constitution.
“There is nothing to worry and I want to assure you plans are in place and we are expecting like-minded Heads of State in Kenya to join us in war against electoral fraud,” said the official.
While NASA has vowed to move on with the plans, it however remains a major nightmare on the capacity in which the presidents will be visiting Kenya.
Political commentator Gideon Mamboleo says unless it is a private function, attendance of such leaders could explode a major diplomatic row between Kenya and nations involved.
“Uhuru Kenyatta was legally sworn in and anything beyond that is private. A visiting Head of state should be recognized by the current government,” he said.
But according to the official, John Pombe (Tanzania), Cyril Ramaphosa (Deputy President South Africa), Alassane Oattara (Ivory Coast) and Nigeria’s Mohammad Buhari could grace the occasion.
Apparently, the aforesaid leaders skipped Uhuru’s inauguration and only a section sent delegations during last Tuesday’s event.
On his Twitter account, NASA Chief Executive Norman Magaya said the event will be celebrated in the presence of ‘renowned’ world leaders.