ODM leader Raila Odinga with Suna East MP Junet Mohammed. [Photo/ Courtesy of JM]
NASA coalition has accused President Uhuru Kenyatta of acting in bad faith by calling newly elected MPs to have their first sitting on August 31. In a statement signed by Suna East MP Junet Mohammed, who was acting on behalf of the NASA National Steering Committee, the coalition said the petition at the Supreme Court challenging the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as president-elect will not be determined before September 1 this year. “There is a rush certainly, suicidal in our view, by Mr. Kenyatta to defraud Kenyans into believing that all is well and that he is rightly and properly in office,” the statement reads in part. “Recognizing and respecting the fact that he has only a disputed mandate as yet and that his so-called victory is being challenged would be a useful first step in calming down our increasingly restive society.” The opposition warns that NASA MPs will not appear during the first sitting of the 12th Parliament to take the oath of office. “NASA members will stay away from the swearing in until the matters surrounding Uhuru’s supposed re-election are heard and credibly determined,” the statement said.