President Uhuru Kenyatta has accused Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, of tainting the country’s image abroad to win support from foreigners ahead of the repeat presidential poll scheduled to take place on October 26.
Speaking on Saturday when he addressed a rally at Ndumberi in Kiambu County, President Uhuru said that the best way that foreign countries can help the National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate is to buy him an air ticket back to Kenya.
“If they (foreign countries) want to assist him (Mr Odinga), the best help they can give him is to buy him an air ticket to get him to Kenya to start campaigns so that the people of Kenya can make their choice on the 26 October,” Uhuru said.
The Head of State also warned foreign countries saying that they should not interfere with Kenyan matters as the country is sovereign.
“Under our Constitution, there is no provision for foreign interference in the management of the affairs of our nation. Under our Constitution, it is only the sovereign people of Kenya who have the right to decide who their leaders will be,” the President stated.
Uhuru also pointed out that Raila and other presidential candidates should campaign and accept the will of the people after the fresh poll.
“There is no person, no military or country that can give the leadership of the nation to a person. The only one who can give that privilege is God through the people of Kenya,” he indicated.
The President was accompanied by his deputy William Ruto, Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and Kiambu Senator Kimani wa Matangi.
Others included; MPs Kimani Ichungwa (Kikuyu), Jude Jomo (Kiambu) and Gathoni wa Muchomba (Kiambu Women Rep).
The former Prime Minister left the country Wednesday night for the United Kingdom where he gave an address on the political situation in Kenya.
Upon arrival in London Raila met with the global head of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and later with Lord Mark Malloch Brown, a former British minister of African Affairs.
The Opposition chief announced his withdrawal from the repeat presidential election on October 10.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday evening, Raila said it is only through his withdrawal from the showdown that the country will have a credible, free and fair election as per the law.
