NASA Woman Representatives Gladys Wanga (Homabay) and Florence Mutua (Busia) in NRM uniforms. [Photo/Gladys Wanga]
The National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga's adviser, Salim Lone has laughed off, after the Interior Ministry called the coalition's National Resistance Movement (NRM) an "organized criminal group."
Through Interior Ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka, Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i, linked the movement to a criminal gang following the controversial swearing-in that saw Odinga declare himself People's President, on Tuesday.
“All along we assumed they were not serious about swearing in, and we’ve been very lenient,” Njoka said.
“We’ve seen that they want to almost form a militia, and the government has to take action and deal with them before the government gets into that kind of situation,” he added, but failed to explain why the government had not previously spoken about the allegations, saying “A number of reasons may not be shared with the media."
According to him, the name of the group was hostile and that political pressure over the months had pushed the government to look at it more closely.
In a quick rejoinder, Lone said the accusations were unfounded and that NRM would not change its plans.
“We’re not paying any attention to such a declaration,” he said.