A political impasse between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his main challenger is expected to heighten after pronouncement by the latter that he will not recognize Uhuru’s win in repeat elections.
Raila said the Thursday repeat polls- which he will not take part in, cannot give Uhuru a credible win.
The NASA boss in an interview with Daily Nation said he will not also challenge the outcome of the elections at the Supreme Court .
This, he said, is because if he did so, he would be legitimizing a flawed process.
NASA has maintained there will be no elections on October 26 and should there be, they will be a “charade”.
“It (filing a petition) will be a waste of time. As far as we are concerned, this is not an election. Therefore, it is not a legal matter but a political one which must be dealt with as such,” he said.
In reference to IEBC’s Chair Wafula Chebukati admission that he cannot guarantee credible polls on Thursday, Raila said their “no election” stand is highly justified.
He posed: “You heard Chebukati say that he cannot deliver a credible poll. In fact, he said he can’t guarantee a fair one. Under such circumstances, even without addressing the issues we raised before, who would in their right frame of mind, agree to participate in such an exercise?”
On Friday, Raila said he will gove direction to his supporters regarding the Presidential repeat poll on Wednesday-a day before Kenyans hit the ballot again.
He insisted opposition will continue pushing for electoral reforms because electoral fraud is a culture that needs to be stopped in Kenya.
“If we do not stop this computer-based rigging now, it will be institutionalised. Mwai Kibaki (former President) started it, Uhuru and Ruto did it in 2013 and again in August. That’s why you confidently hear them say that Uhuru will pass the baton to Ruto to do his 10 years. In the end, elections will become a ritual where the will of the people does not matter. We are doing this for posterity. It is not a Raila battle but a battle to establish a true democracy.”
He said even with the repeat polls, Uhuru has a predetermine win because, “The Kiems (Kenya Integrated Elections Management System) kits had long been configured to reflect results of an election that is yet to take place.”
He added: “In fact, after I pulled out, they are now struggling with how to reconfigure it given that before the additional candidates were brought on board, they were going to give me 42 per cent and Uhuru 58 per cent of the votes cast. They are now forced to adjust this to allocate the other individuals some votes.”