Forget about Becoming President, NASA MP Tells Raila

An opposition Member of Parliament has told National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga to forget about becoming President of the republic of Kenya.

Lugari MP Ayub Savula said the opposition chief should shelve his pending ‘swearing in’ bid and, instead, groom Nasa co-principal Musalia Mudavadi for presidency in 2022 general elections. Savula said the inauguration of Odinga will be meaningless, since he will have no hold of instruments of powers, which are currently on President Kenyatta's hands.

“Raila should forget this swearing in business because, even in the incident that he swears himself into office, he will still lack the instrument of power, which is held by President Uhuru Kenyatta,” Savula told Citizen TV.

“Swearing himself in will only serve to tarnish his image, he will only become another case of Uganda’s Kizza Besigye,” he added.

Savula expressed confidence that Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Mudavadi will match all the way to state house in 2022. He asked Raila to throw his weight behind Mudavadi, saying he will be appointed to a powerful position in Mudavadi's government.

“Raila should now focus on building Mudavadi because he (Mudavadi) will become president in 2022. In the event that he supports Mudavadi, then he will appointed as the Executive Prime Minister,” said Savula