[Raila Odinga in a past event. Two South Africa politicians reportedly advised him to petition Uhuru’s victory at UN. Photo/Nation]
Opposition leader Raila Odinga will after all challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta’s illegitimacy at the United Nations, New York, reports the Star.
Although he insists that he will be sworn-in, the strict constitutional requirements may have shifted Odinga’s focus to UN.
“We will be briefing Odinga on the petition and the progress all the time. It is still at preliminary level,” said Ambassador Mwencha Erastus.
And a source within the Orange House says South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and leading politician Lindiwe Sisulu may have convinced Odinga to choose the new path.
“They met in Zanzibar and deliberated on several issues. They were not of the opinion we hold a parallel swearing-in and thus suggested the UN option,” said the source.
Drafting the petition, the Star reports, is a team of five technocrats led by Economists David Ndii and Kisumu Governor Peter Nyong’o.
But a defiant Odinga insists that he will go ahead with his swearing-in plans on December 12th, a move that was embraced by thousands of his supporters.