Uhuru is still your president, Duale tells NASA on MPs' swearing-in

Aden Duale has lashed out at NASA for trying to "badmouth the first sitting of Parliament" next Thursday, during which MPs will be inaugurated.

The Opposition issued a statement saying members will stay away from the ceremony until matters surrounding Uhuru Kenyatta’s "supposed re-election" are heard and credibly determined.

"We will not party to processes geared towards sanitising fraud," ODM director of elections Junet Mohamed said on Thursday.

Junet also said NASA will reject the "fraudulent attempt by Jubilee to bury reality". He added Uhuru should seek to overcome division in Kenya "that the campaign and his so-called victory have highlighted".

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But speaking to the media on Friday, Duale criticised NASA saying they are dishonest and have ill motives.

"The statement form ODM is dishonest, insincere and deceitful and confirms NASA does not respect the rule of law and the constitution," he said.

"Why do they allow their governors to be sworn-in and deny other people [the chance]? Attempts by NASA to destabilise [us] are hollow and can only work to their disadvantage."

Duale, who is Garissa Town MP-elect and National Assembly majority leader, said there was no vacuum in the office of the president after he was declared the winner.

The Opposition coalition went to the Supreme Court to challenge the results of a presidential election which it says was rigged.

IEBC said Uhuru won the August election by 1.4 million votes but Opposition chief Raila Odinga said the results are false.

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Duale said: "There is a president in place and until another president is sworn in there is a president. In issuing the notice of the first sitting, Uhuru is exercising his obligations."

The legislator added the Supreme Court petition has no association with operations of Parliament.

"Parliament is not in the Supreme Court. The MPs-elect are not party to the petition. We have no way part of this suit."

Duale further said the sitting will go on with or without NASA members.

"All elected members will not have the ability to represent their people until they are sworn-in. Failure by NASA to attend the session is ill advised, reckless and absurd," he said.

"They should do so at their own peril. The speaker will be elected and members will be sworn-in whether the like it or not. They have the right to boycott but process will continue."

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