
Today, Raila Amolo Odinga did a victory lap, as the giant crowd proves of his loyal support and that he is really the People’s President. Even if he has no formal victory though the courts. The people still knows who is their real President. That is why minutes after his Oath. Cabinet Secretary of Interior Fred Matiangi has outlawed and made the National Super Alliance (NASA) or the National Resistance Movement (NRM) illegal. So, he has no made association or rallies made by this group illegal. That is off today.
Because Odinga did his move, now the state is ready to answer. The Jubilee, Communication Authority (CA) turned off broadcasting and live broadcasts of the Swearing-In ceremony at Uhuru Park. While the Police Officers through Tear-gas in Central Business District. It was still no chaos compared to when the NASA has had demonstrations there. Today it was peaceful within the area of the Ceremony. That only took 5 minutes, tops. This was clearly not broadcasted on Citizen TV or NTV. They we’re black-out. Just like certain areas load-shedding of electricity happen too. The Police in the areas around Nairobi blocked buses from Mombasa so they couldn’t make it to the venue. So the Jubilee had already used theirs power against Odinga. So Nairobi Police Commander Koome acted with more sense than normal, and actually didn’t engage like he has done in the past. Therefore, the was police brutality towards the crowds or anyone disturbing the peace, which is proven that the Police initiate.
The Police did instead continue to focus on Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi and his family. Who has been taken after publishing stories of secret love-affair of CS Matiangi. That has weaken him and his authority, that he has knocked-up a church girl while being married. Isn’t a good look for anyone of supposed moral authority. So he has avenged this with his legal powers, taken innocent citizens who happens to parts of Nyakundi’s family detained and moved between police stations. Also, the blogger has gotten his gear confiscated again, also that himself has been arrested twice. So the state isn’t at a lovely place right now.
We can wonder what happen to the rest of the central leadership in NASA today. Since Moses Wetangula, Musalia Mudavadi and Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka we’re not present. They didn’t before a while later, about the same time Matiangi delivered the declared criminal gang, that they we’re not able to show up for unknown reasons. Its like they coward out. And couldn’t risk standing behind their leader and be part when it needed the most. They we’re afraid of risking it all, to prove they we’re a unit for and representing the people. The people that showed up and came in full force to Uhuru Park today.
Kalonzo Musyoka are saying he didn’t show-up because of the lack of security detail. That was taken away of the Security Detail, that was taken away from the leadership tomorrow. So he stayed home, awaiting the next moves, since he didn’t want to show-up because a “tactical movement”. He feared the lacking security. So he is worried about his security.
For the International media like AFP and Reuters calling it a MOCK Swearing-In is wrong. That is demeaning the events of today and the ceremony. Even if the NASA team failed to show-up and Raila was alone with Hassan Ali Joho and few other key partners. Still, the questioning of the Elections in 2017, was questioned today. If it was just a mock and not taken serious. Why would the CS Matiangi, make the Party and Alliance declared as a Criminal Group, means they are outlawed by the Jubilee government.
So the ones who wanted to speak of dialogue should shut-up and wonder why there are troubles like this. Why there are so many showing up to Uhuru Park for Odinga, while Kasarani at Jamhuri Day, the National Day was empty stadium with crickets and only a few loyalists to Uhuru Kenyatta. Therefore, NASA leadership should understand their time and their moment. It was today, it was a huge build-up while Kenyatta was enjoying days-off in Addis Ababa. So whatever that could happen, they would bash in the glory and also in their real popularity.
We can wonder what happens tomorrow and how this affect the stages of political insecurity in Kenya. Certainly, the stages for uprising and for more turmoil is there. Even as NASA Leadership speaking peace and offering tokens of hope. The Jubilee gave peace in a way, even if there was stirring since of issues of yesterday and in the morning. As the Police trucks and roads was opened to the venue. They could have gone all-in as they have done before.
We hope that Odinga has thought this true and has plans for further movement. As the People’s Assembly put up in the regions and the addressing the of the status of the Alliance. Since the NASA is outlawed. That is serious business. Kenyatta have now through the state made his arch-enemies criminals by association and by effect of acts done by Odinga. Even if the NASA goes to court with the Declaration, the state would stall their efforts to thwart NASA to continue their progression of legitimatize the Jubilee and the current administration. Peace.












