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Raila digs in as State warns him over swearing-in plan

National Resistant Movement leader Raila Odinga at City Mortuary where he had joined the families of deceased victims of police brutality as they depart to their respective rural areas for burial on 7/12/17-[Beverlyne Musili, Standard]

The Government Thursday invoked the offence of treason to caution Opposition leader Raila Odinga against attempts to be sworn in next Tuesday.

And a defiant Raila told off US President Donald Trump’s administration that advised NASA leaders against unconstitutional actions like the swearing-in planned on Tuesday when President Uhuru Kenyatta will be presiding over Jamhuri Day celebrations.

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