Nyeri Town Member of Parliament Ngunjiri Wambugu has revealed a plan to swear in President Uhuru Kenyatta, should opposition candidate Raila Odinga boycott the repeat presidential election.
Ngunjiri alleged that there was a plan by the opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) to frustrate a directive by the Supreme Court directive on repeat poll to open avenues for the formation of a transitional grand coalition government.
“We shall not stomach any other threats. If Mr Odinga doesn’t want the repeat election, we should also not accept the nullification of polls by the Supreme Court,” he said.
“Uhuru will be sworn in if he boycotts, we shall not accept intimidation and useless demands,” He added.
The first time MP exuded optimism that President Uhuru will defeat the opposition chief in the October 26th elections. Ngunjuiri lashed out at the opposition’s decision to stage protests against electoral commission.
He termed the protests by Nasa as attempts to intimidate an independent body, which is against the spirit of the constitution.
The MP was speaking on Saturday in Nyeri town, where he urged residents to turn out in large numbers and affirm President Uhuru’s August 8th victory.
“We have come up with strategies that will give us a resounding victory and hand the Opposition a convincing defeat. MPs will be the chief agents in their respective constituencies,” said Wambugu.
Speaking during the caravan, Jubilee MPs in Nyeri called on the clergy to keep off politics. The leaders accused Anglican Church bishop of playing dangerous politics in the name of mediation.
“We respect the church but a political problem requires a political solution. We are working to amend the law as part of respecting the Supreme Court ruling,” Kieni East MP Kanini Kega said.
On Friday, Anglican Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit held discussions with Odinga over the standoff surrounding the repeat elections.
