Raila: Why Gov't Didn't Arrest Me after Taking Oath as People's President

Opposition chief Raila Odinga says he was sworn-in as the people's president on January 30th because he defeated President Uhuru Kenyatta in last year's elections.

In his speech at the 5th Devolution Conference in Kakamega on Wednesday, Odinga said that this was the reason why the government did not arrest him for treason after taking the oath.

He insisted that National Super Alliance (Nasa) accessed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) servers and that the results in the system showed that he won.

"This was why I was not arrested even after taking the oath."

On his famous March 9th handshake with President Kenyatta at Harambee House, Raila noted:  "The handshake came only after we agreed that to end our differences and work together on a cause that will see a united Kenya."

"We wanted to first have an agreement between the two of us. Uhuru represented Jubilee and I represented NASA," he added.

After taking the oath, the government opted to go for Odinga's lieutenants, leaving him scot-free, despite Attorney-General Githu Muigai earlier warning him against the treasonous act. Among those arrested following the ceremony was Ruaraka Member of Parliament Tom Kajwang' and exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna .

Raila, who addressed the event after it was officially opened by President Uhuru on Tuesday, further called for the adoption of a three-tier government system.

"As a matter of lasting solution to the problem posed by sizes of devolved units, we need to bite the bullet and revisit the structure of devolution," Raila said. "... the Bomas Draft divided Kenya into 14 regions, it is time to look at how to recover this original spirit.. my proposal is we adopt a three-tier system of government."