Former Nyeri Senator Mutahi Kagwe. He has trashed Raila's swearing in as 'an exercise in futility'. [Photo: softkenya.com]Nasa leader Raila Odinga's planned swearing in is an exercise in futility that neither helps him nor his party or the rest of the country.Former Nyeri Senator Mutahi Kagwe has noted that all over the world there are many leaders who have complained about election results or electoral losses but did not opt for Odinga's path."Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton complained after losing to President Donald Tramp, but she was not sworn in. She moved on. Former Vice President Al Gore lost the presidential election to George Bush, complained about the results which were upheld by the Supreme Court but he didnt take oath," Kagwe says in an opinion piece published by the Star on Friday.Kagwe adds that Nasa and ODM leader should not equate fairness of an election to his being elected saying 'you cannot tell Kenyans that an election is only fair if you are the one who is elected and it becomes an illegality if you are defeated'.Kagwe warns that there is a red line which exists in every country in the world in terms of what is treason and what is legitimate opposition activity."As a Statesman, it is not worth it for Raila to cross the red line. The former Prime Minister should be focusing on how, as the opposition leader, he will oversight government to ensure that development takes place in the country.Raila should not pretend that there is anything that will happen to change the political landscape in the next five years," Kagwe says.He says as a matter of fact, Kenyans have already moved on, including his own MPs, who have taken strategic positions in committees as well as leadership slots in the Parliament.The former Information minister in Kibaki government, says People's Assembly idea steered by NASA can be relevant if it focuses on how governors can work amicably with MCAs at the grassroots without wrangles. "The People’s Assemblies could be useful in discussing how to gauge the performance of various Members of County Assemblies countrywide. But anything else is just an exercise in futility that has no, and will never have any, effect," he says.

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