Raila: Uhuru Planning to Make Himself a Life President
Opposition Chief Raila Odinga has sensationally claimed that President Uhuru is planning to cling on power by extending the presidential term limit as well as the security of tenure enjoyed by judges.
Addressing supporters in a rally in Nairobi’s Embakasi area in company of his co-principals Mr Kalonzo Musyoka and Mr Musalia Mudavadi and a host of Nasa MPs, the National Super Alliance Presidential candidate further alleged that the Jubilee government was scheming to scrap the use of technology in the elections.
Raila said that technology enabled them to detect malpractices in the electoral system “that jubilee now wants to do away with.”
“We know what President Uhuru is planning, to be a life president. They want the Jubilee compliant judges and governors so that they can have their way. They even sponsored petitions against non-compliant governors. Uhuru is in office by fraud and not by the mandate of the people of Kenya,” Raila said on Sunday.
The former Prime Minister noted that Jubilee is planning to use its "fake" majority in Parliament to amend the Constitution and allow Uhuru to rule for more terms. He further reminded President Kenyatta that respect for the Judiciary and other government institutions is not a choice but a requirement.
“Kenya does not belong to you. You can’t be a leader without the mandate of the people. The kind of anger you are exhibiting against government institutions means nothing. You cannot scare Kenyans by that kind of rage. If anything, Kenyans are more aggrieved than you because you attempted to steal their will,” he said.
He also took a swipe at the re-emergence of State House delegations and “high” level sycophancy in the Jubilee government, saying it reminiscent of the KANU regime, started by founding president, the late Jomo Kenyatta and perfected by retired President Daniel arap Moi.
On his part, Raila's running mate Kalonzo Musyoka hit out at local and foreign observers in the August 8th polls saying they did not understand their job.
Musyoka said that Nasa was vindicated when some of the foreign observers like John Kerry, who led a team of Jimmy Carter Foundation have already apologised to the Nasa leadership.
“The observers thought that because the turnout was good and the voting peaceful, the same applied to the results transmission. This was until the Supreme Court delivered its verdict that they realised that there was a problem with the transmission,” Musyoka said.
Nasa presidential chief campaigner Musalia Mudavadi said that the coalition will not relent in its call for a free and fair repeat poll.
“What we want is uchaguzi bora (proper elections) not bora uchaguzi (elections for the sake of it) as our Jubilee friends would tell us. Proper elections will start with the removal of the complicit individuals at IEBC, who conspired with Jubilee to bungle the will of the people,” Mudavadi said.
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RAO, are you talking about…
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RAO, are you talking about yourself or Uhuru? Are you not the one interfering with government institutions? Or IEBC is not a government institution. You need to know presidency in Kenya was never meant for you. You are old and you should consider retirement. HA! Broke too, you can only campaign in Nairobi. Where are the helicopters? God forbid.
I am a diehard Uhuruto…
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I am a diehard Uhuruto supporter for extra five yrs. because they are the best choice for our country right now.
@Sokora:…
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@Sokora:
Had it not been for criminal Toroitich, your buddy Uhuru would never have made it to the presidency of Kenya. Chief Justice Maraga, please look into Toroitich's criminal behavior during his 24 years in power. He ignored Dr. George Saitoti who had been very loyal to him for 13 years as a vice president and he (Saitoti) should have been nominated by Criminal Toroitich in Kasarani in 2002 to run for the presidency of Kenya. Instead, Criminal Toroitich picked Uhuru from who knows where to run for the presidency instead. He (Toroitich) should be arrested and charged with all the financial embezzlement that happened during his regime and all the unexplained assassinations and murders in Kenya.
@Sokora, I don't see Uhuru as the legitimate president of Kenya. He was and still a "project" of Toroitich. Uhuru should give a chance to Kiraitu Murungi a true member of the second liberation of Kenya to run come October 17, 2017.
Just RAO spewing his usual…
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Just RAO spewing his usual baseless venom. His campaign management is poor, lacks vision, mission, values and most of all riddled with impunity BUT luckily gives us a glimpse of how he would be as a president. Rao administration would lead to chaos, no agenda and ready to sell Kenya for cheap. Perhaps we would go back to colonial days. Mwene Nyaga have mercy on us.
Ma yangai giki kihii…
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Ma yangai giki kihii gikwenda kuruithio kia-hinya
President Uhuru Muigai…
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President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is the best choice of president as we know it and therefore deserves another 5 more years as allowed by the constitution .I am 100 percent sure once the five more years are over he will step down honorably .
Raila should talk about…
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Raila should talk about FACTS not propaganda, what has Uhuru done showing that he wants to be life president, you need to think of the consequences of your words to those cycophants of NASA,they worship you, believe everything you say
Have several seats! You've…
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Have several seats! You've milked this subject to death, Yawa!
Rao, you have made yourself…
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Rao, you have made yourself life presidential loser over the years n want to continue. Why don't you retire first. Stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining and finally acceptance. I hope you get to the last one soon.
Why not? Raila is life…
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Why not? Raila is life opposition leader.... I am kidding before some simple minded people here start attacking me. This is just Raila's usual hogwash. I said before that Raila, with no money to campaign, will be making at least one outrageous statement per day until election. He has figured out a way to get media attention without spending a dime!
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