The government of Kenya has accused the opposition leader, Raila Odinga of attempting to overthrow a legitimate regime following this inauguration last Tuesday as “people’s president”.
Despite the government describing his action as treasonable, Mr Odinga went ahead to take the oath holding a green bible at an event held at the Uhuru Park in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Odinga and his coalition party boycotted last year’s re-run presidential poll claiming the electoral commission failed to provide an even playing field for a free and fair election.
A court challenge to the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta failed to succeed after the Supreme Court ruled that Kenyatta’s victory was legitimate.
President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a second term in November last year after winning the repeat presidential election held in October.
The Kenyan government since Tuesday has shut down some media outlets namely NTV, Citizen TV and KTN which were broadcasting the event live. The government has defended its decision to ensure that these media outlets remain shut down.
Kenya’s interior minister, Fred Matiangi said on Wednesday in a statement that “What was witnessed at Uhuru Park was a well-choreographed attempt to subvert or overthrow the legally-constituted government of the Republic of Kenya.”
“Some elements in the media fraternity participated in furtherance of this illegal act,” he added.
The lawyer and MP who swore Odinga in as the “people’s president”, TJ Kajwang is facing trial for his action after his arrest on Wednesday.
Source: Africafeeds.com
