Odinga’s visit to Tanzania sparked widespread speculations

Unlike his November 17 return from the US which was ridden with chaos, Raila Odinga jetted back to the country from Zanzibar on Wednesday November 22 to a hushed reception.

Raila left the country ahead of the Supreme Court ruling upholding President Uhuru Kenyatta’s win in what his political advisor Salim Lone owed to ‘unrest in Kenya’.

The National Super Alliance (NASA) leader is reported to have stayed in the island country for a four day holiday.

He returns to the country amidst a spirited call by the opposition outfit for International Criminal Court to investigate the Jubilee government against possible crimes against humanity.

 “Every single life needlessly extinguished is unacceptable and the killers must face the harshest penalties the law allows,” Raila’s advisor said in a statement.

This is as preparations to swear in President Uhuru Kenyatta for a second term hit homestretch while NASA mull over plans to ‘swear in’ the opposition chief as the President People’s Republic of Kenya.

“We have a range of options in our hands and swearing in Hon. Raila is one of our options of the table. It has been considered robustly and I can tell you that when the right time comes, the country will be informed,” said NASA CEO Norman Magaya.

A move that received immense backlash and criticism from factions in the government.

Addressing a press conference on November 23, government spokesman Eric Kiraithe dismissed the move as one that does not hurt Kenyans so long as they respect the constitution.

“Declaring yourself a people’s president does not even make you a member of the county assembly (MCA), it does not make you anything. It only makes you and your followers happy,” said Kiraithe.