Raila On Why He Was Sworn-in as People's President

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has explained why he agreed to be sworn-in as people's president on January 30th.

Addressing mourners at the funeral of late Zimbabwe opposition icon Morgan Tsvangirai in Buhera on Tuesday, Odinga said his oath was a protest against electoral injustice.

“Rigged elections will not help Africa, they are held to perpetuate dictatorship and mediocrity on our continent that is the reason why I recently decided to take an oath… to say this far we go, we will not go further down,” Odinga said amid cheers from the mourners.

He continued: “We must stand for proper elections that are held transparently and deserve physically confirmed to how the people voted.”

The National Super Alliance (Nasa) took oath as the people’s president in a ceremony held at Uhuru Park grounds, months after he boycotted a repeat presidential election ordered by the Supreme Court.

Odinga cited refusal by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to undertake electoral reforms after a previous presidential poll was nullified by the Apex Court due to irregularities and illegalities found in the process.