RAILA'S WILL FORM A PARALLEL GOVERNMENT

By Maangi Job

Chief and NASA coalition leader, Raila Odinga, has vowed to establish a parallel government at all cost, including from outside Kenya, once he is sworn in on January 30, 2018

- Speaking to Voice of America (VoA), Odinga said they will not allow "an illegitimated government"not elected by the people to rule Kenya

- The NASA presidential candidate also denied reports that he had a disagreement with his co-principals over the swearing-in plan

- He said he will be pronounced the legitimate president of Kenya using the disputed August 8, 2017 poll results

The National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition will establish a parallel government at all cost including from outside Kenya. Raila Odinga has vowed.

During his interview with Voice of America (VoA) in Nairobi on Tuesday, January 16, Odinga said Kenyans will not allow themselves to be ruled by what he termed "an illegitimate government" anymore.

"An illegitimate government is currently in power. The one that Kenyans wanted is still outside. Come January 30, we will put this to an end,” he affirmed.

The National Super Alliance (NASA) leader, Raila Odinga, has vowed to form a parallel government at all cots including from exile. Photo: Facebook/Raila Odinga.

The NASA leader added that he will be sworn-in as the People's President, alongside his deputy Kalonzo Musyoka, using results of the disputed August 8, 2017 poll.

In the said election, Odinga garnered 6.7 million votes and lost to the Jubilee party candidate Uhuru Kenyatta who attained 8.2 million according to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

NASA coalition leader Raila Odinga addressing supporters during one of his political rallies. Photo: Facebook/Raila Odinga.

Uhuru was declared winner of the August 8 poll. Odinga disputed the election results at the Supreme Court of Kenya, which ruled in his favor and ordered for a fresh poll.

Another presidential election was held on October 26, 2017, but Odinga boycotted the poll citing lack of substantive electoral reforms and an alleged plot by the electoral body to rig in Uhuru.

NASA co-principals seated from left Moses Wetangula, Kalonzo Musyoka, Raila Odinga and Musalia Mudavadi. Photo: Facebook/NASA Coalition.

The repeat election went on as planned despite bitter protests from the NASA coalition. And once again, Uhuru was declared winner, albeit with significantly low voter turnout.

Odinga and his co-principals, Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula, quickly pointed to the low voter turnout in the October 26 repeat presidential election as a confirmation that Uhuru did not win the August 8, 2017 poll.

The NASA coalition leaders then embarked on plans to establish a parallel government by swearing in Odinga and Musyoka as president and deputy president respectively.

Initially, the two NASA leaders were to be sworn in on December 12, 2017, but that inauguration was postponed amid calls for dialogue locally .

Dialogue between NASA and Jubilee leaders has been thesubject of debate over the past few months.

The two political formations have simply failed to agree on what the agendas of the dialogue should be. Whereas NASA wants to talk about issues to do with electoral justice, the Jubilee side is only ready to discuss development oriented issues.

NASA now insists that only electoral reforms-based dialogue will stop their planned inauguration on January 30, 2018, failure to which they will form a parallel government, complete with its own cabinet.

“We can even form a government from exile, it has happened elsewhere. We will form a Cabinet and work as a government,” Odinga told Voice of America.

He denied reports that he had disagreed with his co-principals over the swearing in plan during their recent meeting.

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