{"id":7484,"date":"2018-02-08T19:18:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T19:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egretnews.com\/?p=7484"},"modified":"2018-02-08T19:18:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T19:18:18","slug":"raila-says-he-wants-fresh-election-held-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egretnews.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/08\/raila-says-he-wants-fresh-election-held-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Raila says he wants fresh election held in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nasa leader Raila Odinga who has said he wants another election held by August this year. National Super Alliance leader Raila Odinga has demanded fresh elections by August but ruled out any plans to lead a coup against President Uhuru Kenyatta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>In a three minute BBC interview, Mr Odinga maintained that he did not recognise Mr Kenyatta as the President \u201csince he does not have the legitimacy of the people\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Mr Odinga, who was sworn in as the \u201cpeople\u2019s president\u201d last week, appeared to backtrack on his pledge to name a cabinet, saying he would push for the creation of a people\u2019s convention to deliberate on matters from regional assemblies instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>\u201cWe are going to deliberate on a number of issues such as electoral justice, reform of the Judiciary, restructuring of the executive power among others,\u201d Mr Odinga said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;S ASSEMBLIES<\/strong><br \/>\nThe comments came even as a team, led by National Super Alliance strategist David Ndii, said the opposition would unveil a team to assist Mr Odinga in his national duties as the &#8220;people\u2019s president&#8221; at a national convention to be held by the end of February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Dr Ndii\u2019s team maintained that Nasa would continue holding People\u2019s Assembly meetings in various counties before a national inauguration by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"relatedCoverage\" class=\"article-related-coverage\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"related-coverage-header\">\n<h4>Related Content<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-coverage-body\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/news\/Raila-men-pay-price-oath-crackdown\/1056-4294508-okwfuf\/index.html\">Raila men pay price in police oath crackdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/news\/State-suspends-passports-Nasa-leaders\/1056-4294490-21ymmkz\/index.html\">State suspends passports of top Nasa leaders &#8211; VIDEO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/news\/politics\/Raila-Odinga-Sworn-In-as-Peoples-President-\/1064-4284622-f9350kz\/index.html\">Raila takes &#8216;oath&#8217; &#8211; VIDEO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Already, 15 county assemblies have passed motions to form the people\u2019s assemblies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>The Committee on People\u2019s Assemblies under Dr Ndii told reporters at Okoa Kenya offices in Lavington, Nairobi, that it would not be distracted by the arbitrary arrests of its leaders and \u201cwe will remain focused on our ultimate goal of having a credible election by August\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>CONVENTION<\/strong><br \/>\nHe said the team had lined up a number of resolutions touching on electoral justice, restructuring the Kenyan State and strengthening and defending devolution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>\u201cWe plan to convene the inaugural National Convention at the end of February. The resolutions of the convention will be validated by the people through a referendum,\u201d Dr Ndii said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to see the People\u2019s Assembly process culminate in a presidential election under a new electoral regime no later than August 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>On how Mr Odinga would operate as the people\u2019s president without trappings of power, Dr Ndii said the most important thing was the will of the people, \u201cwhich is with Mr Odinga\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>\u201cBefore the Europeans came, we lived, governed ourselves and flourished without the structures, trappings of power and symbols that now dominate our imagination of government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>\u201cThe government is not these things. The government is the will of the people. On January 30, the people spoke. The rest is detail.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>ILLEGAL<\/strong><br \/>\nLast month, Attorney General Githu Muigai moved to court to challenge the formation of People\u2019s Assemblies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>\u201cThe establishment of the assemblies by county assemblies is an illegality as the institution is alien to the Constitution. Neither is it within the framework of the County Governments Act or any other legislation,\u201d Prof Muigai said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The opposition announced that it is determined to end the culture of impunity, abuse of power and electoral fraud.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nasa leader Raila Odinga who has said he wants another election held by August this year. 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