NASA presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga has appealed to voters not to relocate to other areas in fear of chaos after the August 8 elections.
Odinga’s appeal comes after reports emerged that some Kenyans were relocating to their rural homes for fear of election violence.
Raila however urged the voters to remain where they registered as voters and exercise their democratic right.
He went on to assure Kenyans that he would concede defeat if he loses fairly in the August 8 General Election and dismissed claims by President Uhuru Kenyatta who had challenged him to state his position.
Speaking in Nairobi on Saturday druing a rally, Odinga asked his supporters in Nairobi and other urban areas not to panic and move.
According to Odinga, this might deprive him of a huge chunk of voters.
“This should not be allowed to happen for those registered in Nairobi. You must stay here with your families to vote.” Raila said.
With the help of Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero, Raila revealed plans the alliance has to ensure all those registered in Nairobi vote.
“Our agents shall be marking the register and conducting a roll-call to establish who has not voted after every two hours so that they are mobilised from wherever they are. Even those in hospitals here in Nairobi, Governor (Evans) Kidero will provide an ambulance to get them from hospital bed to vote and then back,” he said
The NASA flag-bearer asked his supporters in Nairobi not to panic and transport their families upcountry ahead of the August 8 polls, a move he argued would deprive the alliance of the huge turnout they are banking on as they seek to dethrone Uhuru.