NASA leader Raila Odinga (c) and co-principal Moses Mudavadi celebrate after winning the August 8 presidential petition at the Supreme Court.Lawyer Kibe Mungai says that the alliance cannot again move to the court to challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta's October 26 victory. [Photo/sde.co.ke]
Lawyer Kibe Mungai has revealed the reason behind opposition NASA alliance's decision to not move to court to challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta in the disputed October 26 repeat poll.
Speaking on Citizen TV Tuesday, the lawyer said the alliance's decision to keep off the judicial route despite announcing its dissatisfaction with the exercise is out of embarrassment.
According to the lawyer, NASA is a victim of its earlier successful petition against Kenyatta's August 8 win, saying that it has misbehaved and failed to deliver after being given a second chance.
"NASA's decision to not challenge the re-election is as a result of embarrassment. They went to the same Supreme Court and were given a second chance but failed to use the chance and withdrew from the race and are now at loss on how to face the same panel with the same argument," he said.
However, in a quick rejoinder, former Nairobi county ODM Senatorial candidate and lawyer Edwin Sifuna rubbished the claims saying that the alliance opted out as it is not willing to be taken in rounds.
He said that national poll body IEBC has proven its inability to hold credible polls and will again mess up should the alliance move to court and win again.
"The court ordered IEBC to do things differently after messing up the previous poll.Unfortunately, it has failed and messed up once again and proved to us that it is not willing to change, therefore, going again to court will be pointless as we will be taking the nation in circles," said Sifuna.
NASA has however vowed to use alternative legal avenues to challenge Uhuru's presidency.