NASA co-principals Kalonzo Musyoka Moses Wetangula Musalia Mudavadi and Raila Odinga in past press conference.The alliance has been enlisted among respondents in a recent presidential petition. [Photo/AllAfrica]
The opposition NASA alliance is now being blamed for playing a role in the allegedly unconstitutional October 26 Presidential repeat poll.
Speaking in a press briefing Monday during the submission of a petition on behalf of Njonjo Mue and Khelef Khalifa seeking to annul President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election, Lawyer Harun Ndubi revealed that his quarters had listed the alliance among its respondents.
According to Ndubi, the alliance partly contributed to national poll body IEBC's inability to deliver a credible exercise through its poll boycott and failure to control unruly supporters in some of its bedrocks.
"We have enlisted NASA among our respondents for failing to create a conducive environment for a free and fair poll.This is evident in its inability to control its demonstrating supporters in some of its strongholds and its withdrawal from the race,'' said Ndubi.
However, according to lawyer Alutalala Mukhwana, this is a completely wrong move.
Speaking on Citizen TV immediately after the brief, the lawyer who however said that the step could benefit the opposition, cautioned that it will equally sabotage the case.
"This is a wrong move as NASA being one of the parties that would like to have the poll annulled is likely to further weigh in on the issue, the alliance will, therefore, use its presence in court to further push for the second nullification despite not being the petitioner," said the lawyer.