National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Raila Odinga. [Photo|Raila Odinga]National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Raila Odinga will be sworn-in a president, in a parallel event to Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday November 28.This is after the Supreme Court upheld Uhuru's October 26 fresh presidential election following a petition by two petitioners.The Supreme Court judges, six of them, unanimously upheld the win on Monday November 20 in Nairobi, setting ground for Uhuru's swearing in to mark his second term in office.However, NASA maintains it does not recognise Uhuru as president and that the swearing in of opposition leader would go on as planned, as long as Uhuru is sworn in.Odinga left the country for Zanzibar before the ruling.NASA foot soldiers assured that Odinga's swearing in was oncourse.Shortly after the verdict, former Machakos Senator Johnston Muthama said Odinga's swearing in plans were underway, but did not disclose the venue.“We are going ahead with the swearing-in, as planned,” Muthama told a local daily.His statement comes a week after former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale revealed Odinga would be sworn-in if President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta is sworn-in.NASA footsoldiers have been threatening that Uhuru should not be sworn-in as Kenya's next president saying he did not win in the October 26 poll which the coalition boycotted.Homa Bay Woman Rep Gladys Wanga, Siaya Senator James Orengo, Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi among others warned that in case Uhuru is sworn-in, Odinga will as well be sworn in as Kenya's president.They said the controversial fresh poll which saw Uhuru declared the winner was a nomination exercise and did not reflect the will of Kenyans.Speaking during a rally at Jacaranda Grounds in Nairobi on Sunday, Khalwale said NASA had already put things together and that all was set for the swearing-in ceremony of the former prime minister.Khalwale revealed that Mombasa governor and ODM deputy party leader Ali Hassan Joho would come with an Imam to an unspecified area; Muthama would come with a 90-year-old elder to make traditional prayers; Siaya senator and NASA lawyer James Orengo would come with a judge; while Khalwale himself would come with a Catholic clergy (Padri) who will then swear-in Odinga."You know, this our Constitution is very good. It says if you want to eject a president, you eject him through a constitutional mean. And according to the Kenyan Constitution, prayers of the Christian, prayers of Muslim and traditional prayers are accepted," said Khalwale adding that their action would be constitutional."And then the law says if you want to swear-in the president, have a judge," he added, amid cheers from supporters.
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