Youths Disrupt former US-Based Scholar Calestous Juma's Burial as they Attempt to 'Swear-in' Raila by Force

The burial ceremony of former US-based scholar Calestous Juma at Bumina village in Budalang’i on Saturday was briefly disrupted after a group of National Super Alliance (Nasa) youth supporters attempted to swear-in opposition leader Raila Odinga by force.

Raila, in company of Nasa co-principals Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetang'ula had attended the burial of late Professor Juma, who was until his death a lecturer at Harvard University in the US.

However, moments after Foreign affairs CS Amina Mohamed and her Environment counterpart Judy Wakhungu jointly read president Kenyatta's speech, the youths stormed the stage carrying a Bible demanding to administer an Oath to Odinga.

When Odinga was invited to give his speech, the youth began chanting 'baba baba' slogans and demanded he takes the Oath, a move that was backed by Busia Woman Representative Florence Mutua.

Mutua said: "We want you to be sworn in as soon as possible so that our country can progress and move on. We don't care where our statehouse will be, even if it will be at the garage we don't care as long us we have as president."

She added: "We wish you could take the oath before you officially launch the Western people's assembly."

After calming down the youths, Raila said: "You have all seen them giving me a bible, but I have told them that will be another day. For now I want to assure all Kenyans that our journey to Canaan is on course whether they like it or not."