“You have now crossed the line and
you must back off or else . . .,” that
is the terse warning to CORD leader
Raila Odinga from Interior Cabinet
Secretary Joseph ole Lenku.
Speaking to The Standard on Sunday
in his office yesterday, Mr Lenku said
the ongoing CORD rallies must be
conducted within the law, and
added that, “Raila would be held
personally responsible for any
bloodshed, loss of life or property
arising from his political activities”.
Asked what line the former Prime
Minister had crossed in relation to
political mobilisation, Mr Lenku said
Raila has “absolutely zero standing
in law to call for a national holiday”
and that “his talk about revolution is
aimed at sowing the seeds for
anarchy in this country. It is
treason.”
Addressing the first of a series of
planned CORD rallies in Migori on
Friday, the former Prime Minister
called on Kenyans not to report to
work on July 7 but to turn out in
large numbers to push the
government into a national dialogue
over insecurity, high cost of living,
unemployment among the youth and
disbandment of the electoral body.
Breach of peace:
Separately, Inspector General of
Police David Kimaiyo warned that
organisers of political rallies would
take individual responsibility for the
security of the people who attend.
“In case of any lawlessness during
the rallies, the organisers and the
leaders will individually be held
responsible for such kinds of breach
of peace,” said the IG yesterday in a
statement read on his behalf by
police spokesperson Gatiria Mboroki.
The Interior CS said there were
clear constitutional avenues in
Parliament, the Judiciary and the
Executive through which people
exercise power and sovereignty.
“Any other framework of engagement
outside this order is treasonable,”
said Mr Lenku.
The supreme law is very clear that
“any attempt to establish a
government otherwise than in
compliance with this Constitution is
unlawful,” he said. Quoting Article 3
of the Constitution, the CS said
Raila and the entire CORD
leadership individually and
collectively have an obligation to
respect, uphold and defend the
Constitution.
He said the Executive would not give
free space to CORD to overthrow a
legitimately elected government
through the machinations of selfish
leaders whom he accused of being
bankrolled by foreigners.
“Kenyans went to the polls and gave
the mandate of leadership to
Jubilee. Raila contested the election
of President Uhuru Kenyatta in the
highest court in the land and the
court declared that Uhuru had won
the election fair and square. What is
democracy for CORD if they can’t
respect the ruling of the Supreme
Court?
you must back off or else . . .,” that
is the terse warning to CORD leader
Raila Odinga from Interior Cabinet
Secretary Joseph ole Lenku.
Speaking to The Standard on Sunday
in his office yesterday, Mr Lenku said
the ongoing CORD rallies must be
conducted within the law, and
added that, “Raila would be held
personally responsible for any
bloodshed, loss of life or property
arising from his political activities”.
Asked what line the former Prime
Minister had crossed in relation to
political mobilisation, Mr Lenku said
Raila has “absolutely zero standing
in law to call for a national holiday”
and that “his talk about revolution is
aimed at sowing the seeds for
anarchy in this country. It is
treason.”
Addressing the first of a series of
planned CORD rallies in Migori on
Friday, the former Prime Minister
called on Kenyans not to report to
work on July 7 but to turn out in
large numbers to push the
government into a national dialogue
over insecurity, high cost of living,
unemployment among the youth and
disbandment of the electoral body.
Breach of peace:
Separately, Inspector General of
Police David Kimaiyo warned that
organisers of political rallies would
take individual responsibility for the
security of the people who attend.
“In case of any lawlessness during
the rallies, the organisers and the
leaders will individually be held
responsible for such kinds of breach
of peace,” said the IG yesterday in a
statement read on his behalf by
police spokesperson Gatiria Mboroki.
The Interior CS said there were
clear constitutional avenues in
Parliament, the Judiciary and the
Executive through which people
exercise power and sovereignty.
“Any other framework of engagement
outside this order is treasonable,”
said Mr Lenku.
The supreme law is very clear that
“any attempt to establish a
government otherwise than in
compliance with this Constitution is
unlawful,” he said. Quoting Article 3
of the Constitution, the CS said
Raila and the entire CORD
leadership individually and
collectively have an obligation to
respect, uphold and defend the
Constitution.
He said the Executive would not give
free space to CORD to overthrow a
legitimately elected government
through the machinations of selfish
leaders whom he accused of being
bankrolled by foreigners.
“Kenyans went to the polls and gave
the mandate of leadership to
Jubilee. Raila contested the election
of President Uhuru Kenyatta in the
highest court in the land and the
court declared that Uhuru had won
the election fair and square. What is
democracy for CORD if they can’t
respect the ruling of the Supreme
Court?
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