NASA leader Raila Odinga has insisted that he is not bothered that the Supreme Court upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta’s win.
Through his adviser, Salim Lone, Odinga, who is in Tanzania on another private trip, said the decision does not change the fact that he does not recognize Kenyatta’s presidency.
“We in NASA had repeatedly declared before this Supreme Court ruling that we consider this government to be illegitimate and do not recognize it. This position has not been changed by the court ruling, which did not come as a surprise. It was a decision taken under duress. We do not condemn the court, we sympathize with it,” he said.
The coalition has further urged their supporters to wait for further directions from the party’s top brass, saying they have other plans.
The opposition has been pushing the secession calls across the country and has gone on to form people’s assemblies in the coalition’s stronghold counties.
President Kenyatta’s win was on Monday upheld by the highest court in the land, removing the last obstacle blocking president-elect; Kenyatta from taking the reigns of power.
This seems to bring to an end a political period that has lasted for long, and an election that is considered to be the most dramatic and expensive in the Kenyan history.
Kenyatta is expected to be sworn in next week on Tuesday.