NASA supporters during a past rally.[Photo/the-star.co.ke]
COTU secretary-general Francis Atwoli has warned President Uhuru Kenyatta not to ignore supporters of NASA leader Raila Odinga.
According to Atwoli, the move by NASA supporters to block the repeat presidential polls in October last year should not be ignored.
Atwoli added that President Uhuru must listen to him (Atwoli) as an old man because Raila has suicidal followers who are ready to die.
“You cannot ignore anyone with such a huge following. Uhuru must heed my advice because it can spell doom for this country,” warned Atwoli, who also urged Raila to shelve his swearing in plans for Kenya’s sake.
“They blocked anything that looked like IEBC from entering their region. This is something that any government should be worried about,” he said adding that money, force and intimidation were not effective in the lakeside region on October 26.
The vocal unionist reasoned that despite his calls for Raila to back down on his swearing in, there was still need for Uhuru to listen to the Opposition chief and chat a way forward for the sake of peace and stability.
Atwoli made the remarks during a function in Butere on Friday.