Nkaissery under fire for warning Nasa against ’10 Million Strong’ slogan
Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery has come under fire for warning Nasa not to claim that they will win the August election by 10 million votes.
The CS made the warning on Wednesday during the International Conference on Peace, Security and Social Enterprise, which is geared towards achieving peaceful elections in Kenya.
“The IEBC has 19 million voters, according to the register. Some people are going ahead to claim that they have numbers amounting to 22.5 million. This is lying to Kenyans and inciting them,” said the CS.
The CS followed it up with a tweet.
However, many noted that the CS did not issue a warning to Jubilee despite the consistent claim by Deputy President William Ruto that they would win by 70 per cent + 1 vote.
https://twitter.com/GenNkaisserry/status/864775100482105344
Then things went haywire
@GenNkaisserry 70% +1 can be of any figure…its a percentage of voter turn out…whether they are 10 or 20 only…
— George Munai (@MunaiG) May 17, 2017
@GenNkaisserry They used the method that some people used to claim 70%+1(if they did) to be a fact. ts meant to excite Kenyans @florence_mutua
— T. W. Chandler (@gordon_osen) May 17, 2017
@GenNkaisserry Prepare to go home on August 8th no amount of intimidation will rescue the jubilee govt from defeat.
— josh mwajassy!??? (@JoshMwajassy) May 17, 2017
@GenNkaisserry What has a CS got to do with politics??Stick to your job & provide security to #10millionStrong #NASA
— wembe sita (@wembe_sita) May 17, 2017
#10MillionStrong slogan is incitement while 70+1 is preaching peace ?? Ghosh wonders shall never cease. #NASAInKisii
— Typical Nairobian ?? (@bokono_) May 17, 2017
Profile pic changed to #10MillionStrong in defiance to Nkaisery and Kaparo's assertions.Tyranny of numbers/50+1 wasn't incitement? NKT.
— Mwema (@mwemsjo) May 18, 2017
NASA saying #10MillionStrong and Ruto saying 70+1% is the same saying but put out differently. Kaparo should be fair #TooEarlyForBirds
— The Gunner (@BornAdeh) May 17, 2017
Nkaisery when Ruto says watashinda na 70+1 we also treat this as peaceful message, but if NASA says #10millionStrong it's incitement upuzi
— Abdullahi (@crediblepollske) May 17, 2017
