NASA leader Raila Odinga[christianstruthcenter.com]
The United States has asked opposition leader Raila Odinga to call off the planned swearing in ceremony on Tuesday next week.
Principal Deputy assistant Secretary at the US government’s Bureau of African Affairs Donald Yamamoto on Tuesday cautioned that the move would only serve to further polarise the country.
He spoke during a meeting with Mr Odinga, Nasa principals Musalia Mudavadi, Moses Wetang’ula and Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana representing Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka.
The envoy undertook to bring President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee to the negotiating table in order to agree with the opposition on how to get out of the impasse.
According to NASA, president Uhuru Kenyatta had been sworn in but most parts of the country do not recognise his authority because he was fraudulently elected. It against this backdrop that they are seeking justice.
The meeting at US Ambassador Robert Godec’s residence was not without tacit threat to the parties, especially those who may not support the push for dialogue.
Mr Yamamoto is said to have indicated that defiant individuals may face unspecified sanctions from President Donald Trump’s administration.