NASA has refuted claims that Raila Odinga’s oath plan is a blackmail to broker power-sharing deal with the Jubilee government.
David Ndii, chairman of the national steering committee on swearing in, on Thursday said the coalition is not interested in any power-sharing deal at the moment.
He said Raila and his deputy Kalonzo Musyoka’s oath is just one of the activities by the coalition to restore and give legitimacy to a party that will deliver services to citizens.
Ndii, while addressing journalists, said the coalition is focused on concluding their regional forums in the next two weeks before the first national convention where the party leaders will be sworn in.
“We wish to assure all our supporters and stakeholders that the swearing in is on as announced,” Ndii said.
The economist said the coalition’s main objective is to “secure the rights and dignity of Kenyans whose victory was confirmed by the Supreme Court’s nullification of Uhuru’s win”.
The apex court, in the September 1 decision, held that the August 8 election did not meet the Constitutional threshold of a free, fair, and transparent vote.
This saw the court order a fresh vote within 60 days, which NASA withdrew from citing IEBC’s lack of preparedness.
Ndii said that after the swearing in, the coalition will deliberate on urgent transformational changes saying it is part of the movement’s efforts to ensure electoral justice prevails in the country.