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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> ODM leader Raila Odinga has ruled out supporting any of his former National Super Alliance (NASA) colleagues for the presidency even as he hinted at a new coalition ahead of next year\u2019s General Election.<\/p>\n

Raila accused the former NASA leaders of abandoning him at the hour of need during his swearing-in as the People\u2019s President after the disputed 2017 repeat presidential elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we were going for the swearing-in, in Nairobi they refused. They switched off their phones and they were shivering due to fear. They now want me to give them the mantle by supporting them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cCan I give them the mantle? I won\u2019t give them because they demonstrated their cowardice.\u201d<\/p>\n

None of the NASA co-principals turned up to witness Raila \u2018taking an oath\u2019 at Uhuru Park in the event that attracted a mammoth crowd.<\/p>\n

Speaking\u00a0yesterday during a burial in Ndiwa, Homa Bay County, Raila dismissed the push by Musalia, Kalonzo and Wetang\u2019ula for his blessings to vie for the presidency.<\/p>\n

Raila, who together with President Uhuru Kenyatta are the architects of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), said they were currently preoccupied with constitutional review agenda and that presidential politics should be shelved until 2022.<\/p>\n

BBI discourse<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are busy now with the BBI discourse. The road ahead is still rough and murky and so we don\u2019t need to bog Kenyans\u2019 mind with 2022 politics,\u2019\u2019 said Raila.<\/p>\n

Raila was hopeful that more than 24 county assemblies would have endorsed the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, by Tuesday to enable it proceed to Parliament. Some 11 assemblies have already passed the Bill.<\/p>\n

At least 24 county assemblies are required to pass the Bill before it proceeds to the National Assembly and the Senate.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, an upbeat Raila said the BBI train was unstoppable and that the referendum could be held by June.<\/p>\n

Raila also took issue with Deputy President William Ruto for dragging him into Jubilee government failures.<\/p>\n

He spoke as a new alliance bringing together Musalia, Kalonzo, Wetang\u2019ula and Kanu chairman Gideon Moi is in the offing ahead of the next polls.<\/p>\n

The four have, however, not indicated whom they will front for the presidency.<\/p>\n

Raila recalled how he \u201cboldly and courageously\u201d made his way to Uhuru Park where he was crowned as the \u2018People\u2019s President\u201d<\/p>\n

This follows calls by former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka, Amani National Congress leader Musalia Mudavadi and Ford Kenya boss Moses Wetang\u2019ula for Raila to rally behind one of them for the top seat.<\/p>\n

He claimed his team mates in NASA abandoned him at the eleventh hour.<\/p>\n

The Musalia team has asked Raila to back one of them for presidency, saying they have stood with him over the years and time was ripe for payback.<\/p>\n

And speaking yesterday at the burial of former Homa Bay County Council Clerk Origa Opiyo at Ratang\u2019a village, Raila urged Kenyans to support the BBI. \u201cWe expect at least 24 counties this coming Tuesday to ratify the BBI Bill so that we move to the next stage in Parliament,\u201d Raila said.<\/p>\n

Raila expressed joy that BBI proponents will meet the legal threshold, and declared that whether Parliament passes the Bill or not, its proponents will not be bothered.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, he told Kenyans it is their opinion or say that will count when the BBI Bill will be subjected to the referendum.<\/p>\n

Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti, Woman Representative Gladys Wanga, Rangwe MP Lilian Gogo, Kasipul MP Ongondo Were, Homa Bay governorship hopeful Dr Evans Kidero, Luois Otieno, Oyugi Magwanga, MCAs and local leaders were present. The leaders urged Kenyans to back BBI.<\/p>\n

At another burial in Gem, Siaya, Raila told Ruto to carry his own cross and stop looking for political scapegoats over his tribulations in the ruling party.<\/p>\n

Senate Minority Leader James Orengo and his National Assembly counterpart John Mbadi asked Kenyans not to fall prey to BBI critics.<\/p>\n

Orengo faulted Ruto\u2019s brand of tokenism politics while Wanga asked allies of DP to declare their final position on BBI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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