Kenya says 'swearing
Raila Odinga
NAIROBI   Kenya ( AP ) — Kenya ' s attorney general warned Thursday that the opposition ' s move to " inaugurate " its leader Raila Odinga next week to protest the recent presidential election would amount to treason . Attorney General Githu Muigai ' s comments came a day after the United States urged Odinga ' s supporters to call off the mock " swearing - in " on Dec . 12   the country ' s independence day . The opposition objects to President Uhuru Kenyatta ' s re - election after months of political turmoil that included a nullified August election and a repeat vote in October   saying that electoral reforms have not been made . The attorney general warned that institutions created by Odinga ' s group such as " the People ' s Assembly " are unconstitutional and illegal and " may be visited by the full force of the law ." FILE - In this Tuesday   Oct . 31   2017 file photo   Kenya ' s opposition leader Raila Odinga leaves after making a statement to the media in Nairobi   Kenya . Kenya ' s attorney general warned Thursday   Dec . 7   2017 that the opposition ' s move to " inaugurate "  its leader Raila Odinga  next week to protest the recent presidential election would amount to treason . ( AP Photo / Ben Curtis   File )  Odinga  on Thursday rejected the U . S . advice to cancel next week ' s event   saying  he  doesn ' t recognize the legitimacy of Kenyatta as president .  Odinga  also repeated  his  accusations against Kenya security forces   saying dozens of people have been killed in the months of election unrest and " nobody is talking about it . Yet  they  have the audacity to come and advise us to forget and move on ."  The opposition leader  spoke outside a morgue in the capital   Nairobi   while accompanying families collecting bodies of alleged victims . FILE - In this Wednesday   Oct . 18   2017 file photo   Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga   left   dances after arriving at a rally attended by thousands of supporters in the Shauri Moyo area of Nairobi   Kenya . Kenya ' s attorney general warned Thursday   Dec . 7   2017 that the opposition ' s move to " inaugurate " its leader Raila Odinga next week to protest the recent presidential election would amount to treason . ( AP Photo / Ben Curtis   File ) The U . S . Embassy statement on Wednesday called Odinga ' s planned inauguration " extra - constitutional ." It came as the top U . S . official for African affairs   Donald Yamamoto   visited the East African economic hub and met with government officials and opposition leaders . Odinga ' s National Super Alliance has said it will proceed with the event . Odinga successfully challenged Kenyatta ' s August re - election but then boycotted the new vote in October   demanding electoral reforms . Kenyatta won with over 98 percent of the votes and was inaugurated last week .
NAIROBI   Kenya ( AP ) — Kenya ' s attorney general warned Thursday that the opposition ' s move to " inaugurate " its leader Raila Odinga next week to protest the recent presidential election would amount to treason . Attorney General Githu Muigai ' s comments came a day after the United States urged Odinga ' s supporters to call off the mock " swearing - in " on Dec . 12   the country ' s independence day . The opposition objects to President Uhuru Kenyatta ' s re - election after months of political turmoil that included a nullified August election and a repeat vote in October   saying that electoral reforms have not been made . The attorney general warned that institutions created by Odinga ' s group such as " the People ' s Assembly " are unconstitutional and illegal and " may be visited by the full force of the law ." FILE - In this Tuesday   Oct . 31   2017 file photo   Kenya ' s [TGT] leaves after making a statement to the media in Nairobi   Kenya . Kenya ' s attorney general warned Thursday   Dec . 7   2017 that the opposition ' s move to " inaugurate [TGT]next week to protest the recent presidential election would amount to treason . ( AP Photo / Ben Curtis   File )  [TGT]on Thursday rejected the U . S . advice to cancel next week ' s event   saying  [TGT]  doesn ' t recognize the legitimacy of Kenyatta as president .  [TGT]also repeated  [TGT]  accusations against Kenya security forces   saying dozens of people have been killed in the months of election unrest and " nobody is talking about it . Yet  they  have the audacity to come and advise us to forget and move on ."  [TGT]spoke outside a morgue in the capital   Nairobi   while accompanying families collecting bodies of alleged victims . FILE - In this Wednesday   Oct . 18   2017 file photo   [TGT]left   dances after arriving at a rally attended by thousands of supporters in the Shauri Moyo area of Nairobi   Kenya . Kenya ' s attorney general warned Thursday   Dec . 7   2017 that the opposition ' s move to " inaugurate [TGT] next week to protest the recent presidential election would amount to treason . ( AP Photo / Ben Curtis   File ) The U . S . Embassy statement on Wednesday called Odinga ' s planned inauguration " extra - constitutional ." It came as the top U . S . official for African affairs   Donald Yamamoto   visited the East African economic hub and met with government officials and opposition leaders . Odinga ' s National Super Alliance has said it will proceed with the event . [TGT] successfully challenged Kenyatta ' s August re - election but then boycotted the new vote in October   demanding electoral reforms . Kenyatta won with over 98 percent of the votes and was inaugurated last week .