NASA LEADERS 'DIVIDED ON CALLING FOR MASS ACTION'

NASA LEADERS 'DIVIDED ON CALLING FOR MASS ACTION'

- NASA is torn between calling for mass action and taking the election outcome to court - Reports indicate NASA leaders are divided over the mass action move - Some are opposed while others are of the idea - They have ruled out court action National Super Alliance (NASA) leaders are allegedly divided on whether to call for mass action to protest what they have claimed was a sham election that gave President Uhuru Kenyatta a win. The leaders held a six-hour meeting on

Tuesday, August 15, to deliberate on a number of issues, among them the way forward after they lost any election they were convinced they would win. Daily Nation reports that a number of options were put on the table among them call for mass action by NASA supporters to protest the August 8 polls outcome. They also deliberated on whether to file a case in court to challenge the results. There was a unanimous no on this one. However, according to the paper, the leaders who comprised flag bearer Raila Odinga, his deputy Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi, Moses Wetangula and Isaac Ruto, failed to agree on mass action. While some were of the idea to take to the streets, others objected the move as it would soil their relations with the international community.

Those who objected the move also feared the repercussions which include post-poll chaos and loss of lives which will be entirely blamed on the NASA team. NASA is set to make a 'major announcement' on Wednesday, August 16, on the way forward. There have been pockets of violence in some parts of the country, notably Nairobi and Kisumu counties. At least 10 people have been killed in the protests, among them young girls aged 10 years and six months.