Kenyans Online React to Kalonzo Missing His Own Swearing-in Ceremony

National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Raila Odinga finally took oath as the people's president in front of thousands of supporters at Uhuru Park grounds in Nairobi.

The oath was administered by Ruaraka MP TJ Kajwang and former Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Miguna Miguna. "I Raila Amolo Odinga, in full realisation of the high calling, assume the office of the People's President of the Republic of Kenya," he said in an the oath administered by Ruaraka MP TJ Kajwang.

However, his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka skipped the ceremony, but Raila said he will be sworn-in in later. "Kalonzo hayuko, ataapishwa baadaye; kwa sababu ya maneno amabayo yalifanyika mtajua baadaye," Raila said at Uhuru Park.

Also missing were other Nasa co-principals Moses Wetang'ula and Amani National Congress leader Musalia Mudavadi.

Kenyans took to the social media to express their feelings over the absence of Musyoka, with a majority branding him as a coward and traitor.

See the reactions below:

@Donsarigo said: "Yenyewe Kalonzo Musyoka ni Kalonzo Musyoka.I have never seen a consistently inconsistent leader like him... the man must be featured in the next syllabus of politics 101."

@IkeOjuok tweeted: "Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka should never appear in public to seek our support in any way" coward."

@allen_arnold noted: "Kalonzo Musyoka is the best running mate ever! He even ran away from swearing in ceremony!!"

@PatrickWamalw11 says:"Kalonzo musyoka, the only thing am waiting from you is taking your oath. Any other statement is a waste of time and you should quit politics or forever go into political ignominy."

@JoshuaJerry: "I hereby declare that I don't know Kalonzo Musyoka , I've never heard of him, I don't know what he stands for, I distance myself from him and I hereby deny in strong terms the rumors going around that I know this man."

@philbett said: "KALONZO MUSYOKA even if his absence is explained by God, deserves no one's sacrifice to queue long hours to cast a vote for him. Not that today's swearing in was to mean much but has shown he cannot be true and loyal to a cause. Coward."

Joseph Mutiso tweeted: "Kalonzo Musyoka is a coward who is always crying foul, and seeking sympathy from Jubilee despots. This is how Kalonzo Musyoka is bringing the curtain down on his glittering career in politics!"