Narc Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua has clarified the 10 million signatures Azimio la Umoja Coalition is collecting.
She said the signatures will serve as a tally of Kenyans who support Azimio's protests against the government.
“Those signatures are a body count of people exercising their will directly. They are not for taking to any institution. It is just a body count of people supporting the cause," Karua said during an interview at Spice FM.
Last Friday while addressing a Saba Saba rally at Kamukunji Grounds in Nairobi, Azimio Leader Raila Odinga said the coalition targets 10 million signatures by next Friday, July 14.
The decision, Raila said, was necessitated by the government’s failure to address the opposition’s grievances including punitive taxes, high cost of living, electoral fraud and biased recruitment of electoral commissioners.
Going further, Karua said that the opposition was not interested in impeaching President William Ruto with the signature collection.
However, the Narc Kenya party leader said the signature collection provided a platform for Kenyans to express their grievances and disappointments.
"Since there is no place big enough to hold a general meeting of the Kenyan public, we will hold as many meetings as possible across the country," Karua said.
She said by appending their signatures, Kenyans could exercise their will and sovereignty directly.
