Raila Isn't the NASA Leader, Mudavadi Says

Amani National Congress (ANC) chief Musalia Mudavadi has hit out at the press for referring to Raila Odinga as the National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader.

In a statement sent to newsrooms on Friday, Mudavadi said that Odinga lost the title after bowing out of the October 26th repeat presidential election without consulting his fellow co-principals.

“NASA doesn’t have the title of ‘NASA Leader’ in its salutations attributed to Hon. Raila Odinga by the media. The only honorary title shared by the party leaders of the four partner parties has been either NASA Principal or NASA Co-Principal,” said Mudavadi.

He further dared Raila's Orange Democratic Movement to leave Nasa, accusing it of advancing what he termed as Jubilee agenda.

“NASA stated objective to constitute a democratic government and not dictatorship, ODM is in continued violation of the Political Parties Act.”

The Nasa co-principal also noted that ODM joined the ruling Jubilee party and should, therefore, relinquish all minority leadership posts in Parliament.

“ODM cannot eat the cooperation steak and the same time hold onto minority entails. That’s called double-standards, greed and dishonesty, which are the operating manuals for Jubilee,” he added.

He also maintained that the unity pact reached between President Uhuru and Odinga was a two men-affair, which Nasa is not part of.

“We at NASA interpret the handshake as a Jubilee ploy to split NASA and scuttle its stated inclusive and structured National Dialogue Agenda with connivance with our former partner,” said Mudavadi.