NASA leader Raila Odinga. He has said he does not fear sanctions. [Photo/Citizen]
NASA leader Raila Odinga has once again said he will be sworn in whether the government likes it or not.
Speaking on Saturday in Homabay, Odinga said he is not afraid of any sanctions from foreign governments and bodies, saying he is not keen on traveling abroad.
“I have received a flurry of calls and was told that I risk being a rebel, I was also told that I will be banned from travelling abroad. I told them that I do not have to travel outside Kenya. We will ensure that the August 8 results are respected,” he said
“The era of military coups is over. When the incumbency captures the institutions of governance including the Legislature making it subordinate to the Executive, when it intimidates the Judiciary into submission and captures the electoral commission and controls the instruments of power including the military and the police it only means that any election becomes a ritual which the incumbency must win,” he added.
The group has insisted that their plans to swear in Odinga on Tuesday will go on as planned, even as the government warns of dire consequences if they push on with their plans.
The NASA leadership of Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula said their plan was unstoppable.
“I said that Uhuru must dialogue with Raila but nobody listened, it is now impossible to hold any discussion between now and Tuesday,” Kalonzo said.