NASA leader Raila Odinga and co-principals during a past event. (Photo/nairobinews)
Kisumu residents have welcomed the decision by NASA to challenge Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election in the Supreme Court.The residents say tension was building up in Kisumu and the statement from NASA leaders will now allow businesses to open up in the lakeside city.James Otieno a local says NASA had raised a number of irregularities which were ignored by the electoral body and the court now gives them room to seek redress.“This is a good platform to show evidence of irregularities. They should hurry before Friday,” he said as quoted by the newspaper. Bernard Odhiambo also says they are glad NASA now has the best opportunity to demonstrate to Kenyans the electoral irregularities that marred the recent polls.“I am happy that he has made that decision because tension was building up and businesses were not going on,” “It’s a good move; we want to move on with our lives,” he said.Pascal Odhiambo a local lawyer, however, says he is skeptical with the path NASA is taking.Odhiambo wondered why NASA was resorting to the judicial process even after announcing that they will not seek legal redress.He says NASA is bound to get little help from the Judiciary noting that the courts are inefficient and judges are stooges of the Executive.