President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto pray at a past event. [PHOTO/Forbes.com]
President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto must pray hard and ensure nothing bad happens to NASA principals Raila Odinga and running mate Kalonzo Musyoka.
This is according to Musyoka.
He said that with the current state of affairs where they traverse the country without security, the president would face an uphill task should anything mischievous ever happen to them.
He said the election would not happen in the event that either of them is harmed, and that this could plunge the country into more chaos.
“The situation is such that Kenyatta and Ruto must pray for us that no one is hurt, because there will be no elections, in essence we are joined together in brotherhood and therefore it will be in their interest that instead of reducing they would have increased our security,” he said.
“When you withdraw the security of a presidential candidate and his deputy during the campaign period and introduce malicious amendments to election laws, this clearly shows that they are trying to frustrate the election process,” he said.
According to the Constitution, a presidential election would be cancelled in case a candidate for President or Deputy President dies ahead of the scheduled date.
“A presidential election shall be cancelled and a new election held if...a candidate for election as President or Deputy President dies on or before the scheduled election date; or .. a candidate who would have been entitled to be declared elected as President, dies before being declared elected as President,” reads the law in section.