Details of what Raila told BBC hours to President Uhuru’s swearing-in ceremony

National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga, while speaking to BBC in an exclusive interview on Tuesday 28th, said Uhuru Kenyatta is still an illegitimate President.

This statement came hours before the inauguration ceremony to swear-in the President-elect and his Deputy President William Ruto at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi.

Raila referred to Uhuru’s inauguration as a coronation, saying that he doesn’t believe that his political rival was elected legitimately.

“I would actually call it a coronation rather than an inauguration because we (NASA) don’t believe that he’s been legitimately elected as the leader of Kenya. He was supposedly elected on the 26th of October by less than 20 per cent of the registered voters in the country,” said the Opposition leader.

When asked whether he has been in contact with President Uhuru of offered any position in government, Raila denied, saying that no contact has been

“Not at all. I‘ve not had any contacts at all. You need to know that we are not just looking for positions in government. What we want is electoral justice and that every vote that is cast at the polling station counts…I think Kenyatta has been more preoccupied with his coronation. He’s been saying that he’s done everything to talk after he has been crowned. We ourselves are ready to talk anytime. But as you know, today is the wrong time to do celebrations when over 30 of our people are lying in mortuaries, “continued Raila.

Police blocked NASA supporters from holding their Memorial Service at Jacaranda Grounds, scattering gathering crowds with teargas and allegedly human waste. NASA leaders were planning to hold the memorial the same day as Uhuru’s inauguration ceremony.

President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto were sworn in for their second term in office by Chief Registrar Anne Amadi.