In response to Raila Odinga's intensified street protests against the government, President William Ruto's backers in the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) have demanded for his immediate arrest.
The leaders claimed in a statement read by UDA secretary general Cleophas Malala that it is time for Raila to acknowledge that Ruto is the president and that any attempts to remove him from office are unrealistic.Several leaders, including Tana River Senator Dandson Mungatana and Saku MP Ali Rasso, were present when Malala spoke on Saturday at a UDA popularization and recruitment exercise in Tana River county.
In order to strip Ruto of the people's sovereign authority, Raila announced a drive to collect 10 million signatures during the Saba Saba demonstration on Friday, July 7.
On Wednesday, Raila launched a second wave of protests and signed the petition, saying he was confident 10 million followers would have done the same by the end of the month.
The opposition legend added that Azimio would "conduct a referendum to delegitimize this regime" and set up a parallel national election body.
However, Malala asserted that what Raila is doing is illegal because only the President is authorized by the Constitution to appoint the nation's election body.
He declared that they would not put up with an opposition hellbent on destructing the administration in order to purportedly overthrow a legitimately elected government.
"We would like to tell Raila, the chaos you are bringing here, the total disregard for the rule of law that you are doing, we continue to tolerate you but we have almost had enough," he said.
"If you continue to destroy people's property, if you continue to scare away tourists, if you continue using our youth...Raila Odinga you are not above the law, we will arrest you and take you to court like other ordinary citizens," Malala told villagers in the Tana River region.
Former chief Justice Willy Mutunga, shortly after making remarks captured on this channel about the police force being a colonial police force and the colonialist who is still too powerful in Kenya, gets tear-gassed in Nairobi.
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