Raila Will be Sworn-in as President of the Republic of Kenya, NASA Clarifies

Raila Odinga will be sworn-in as the President of the Republic of Kenya and not the president of the people's assembly, National Super Alliance (Nasa) chief executive officer Norman Magaya has clarified.

Speaking to KTN News on Monday morning, Magaya noted that reports by the media that Odinga will take oath as people's assembly president were untrue, stating that Odinga will be sworn-in as the head of state.

"We are swearing in Raila Odinga as the President of the Republic of Kenya not as the People's President," Magaya clarified.

He further maintained that Nasa will hold the inauguration of Odinga at Uhuru Park as earlier planned, despite warning by police.

"We have no intention of changing our venue the only option is Uhuru Park...When it comes to the swearing in, we are doing everything as set out in the constitution because as I said we are swearing in the pres. of the republic of Kenya."

"The level of preparation undertaken for the swearing in may perhaps take around 500,000 police officers to clamp down on such a gathering, we expect our supporters to turn up in their numbers."

He accused police of being nonpartisan and acting against the constitution.

"If we ever relied on the benevolence of the police as a country, we would not have achieved anything democratically, nor would we have the new constitution. We have achieved progress through defiance, resistance and sustenance of a struggle."

"Under our current constitution, police are supposed to be non-partisan, apolitical, as it is now Mr. Koome is pandering on the whims of Jubilee and acting in contravention of the constitution," he added.