[NASA principals in a past event. Three of them are said to have opposed swearing-in of Raila Odinga. Photo/Nation]
NASA principals Kalonzo Musyoka, Moses Wetangula and Musalia Mudavadi reportedly opposed Raila Odinga's swearing-in plans, claims a source privy to intrigues surrounding controversial postponement of the ceremony.
Already, steering committee under Noah Akala had chosen Mombasa's Tononoka as venue, which was due to be unveiled on Sunday evening before the dramatic U-turn.
"We had chosen Mombasa and we were about to unveil it. Our principals summoned us and said they will announce themselves," said Oduur Ongwen.
But a phone call from Kalonzo disowning the process and last minute change of tune by Musalia and Wetangula is said to have sabotaged the process.
According to the source who spoke in confidence, an angry Raila is then said to have given the two principals a go ahead to dialogue with Jubilee with him remaining non committal.
"Kalonzo made a phone call opposing the swearing-in and was backed by Mudavadi and Wetangula who preferred a moderate approach as proposed by US," said the source.
He further said: " They hosted diplomats and clergy in a meeting where Raila remained silent. They agreed to shelve swearing-in plans and went ahead to write a speech of postponement which Raila refused to sign."
In the tense meeting, Raila is said to have refused to postpone the swearing-in adding that it was the only way to heal a nation that has suffered multiple electoral fraud.
A statement read by Mudavadi was not signed by Raila or even an ODM official in a meeting where Kalonzo was represented by Kivutha Kibwana.
ODM executive Oduor Ongwen was non committal when asked about the alleged frustration adding that he sticks to the statement as read by the principals.
"They were clear that swearing-in would be announced later. I don't know about the so called frustrations and if it were, then that's the prerogative of principals," he wrote in ODM WhatsApp.