Nobody Told Us About Ruto's Presence At Sakaja Swearing In- Azimio MCAs
Alai claimed that the reason they left the event was that there were no seats reserved for them, despite being invited to the ceremony.
Marvin Chege 
A section of Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya lawmakers in Nairobi County had abruptly walked out of the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja on Thursday, August 25.
Controversial blogger and Kileleshwa Member of County Assembly (MCA) elect, Robert Alai, had led the walkout from the inauguration ceremony at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) in Nairobi in protest of president-elect, William Ruto's sudden appearance at the event.
Taking to his Twitter, Alai claimed that the reason they left the event was that there were no seats reserved for them, despite being invited to the ceremony.
He disputed claims that they boycotted the ceremony.
"As Azimio aligned MCAs in Nairobi, no seats have been reserved for us so we were told to stand or leave. Now forced to leave. Don’t say we boycotted," he wrote.
However, Former minority whip and Makongeni Ward MCA-elect, Peter Imwatok, had a different view as he accused Governor Sakaja for not revealing to them that Ruto would also grace the ceremony.
In addition, he claimed that the MCAs could not be part of the event where he was in attendance since the Supreme Court has not determined on the presidential petition seeking to invalidate his win.
He, however, said that they had no problems with Sakaja because "he won the election fairly" as the Azimio candidate, Polycarp Igathe, had conceded defeat, unlike the presidential race which is being contested at the apex court.
His sentiments were backed up by Baba Dogo MCA-elect Geoffrey Majiwa who accused the newly sworn-in governor of sending them a blind invitation that failed to add that Ruto would also be in attendance.
During the ceremony, Ruto revealed that he will respect whatever verdict the court gives in the determination of presidential petitions filed to invalidate his victory over Azimio la Umoja leader, Raila Odinga, in the August 9 general elections.
He termed this the “last phase of the election” while urging them to give the court room to discharge their mandate peacefully.
“I'm asking all of us as leaders to listen to what the people of Kenya are saying so that we can conclude the remaining steps of our election, in a peaceful, orderly, respectful manner, respecting all the institutions that will discharge their responsibilities because we are a country governed by the rule of law and by our constitution,” he addressed.
He further asked them to move on from matters concerning the elections, giving an example of how Kenyans have carried on with their lives amidst uncertainty surrounding the presidential election results contested at the court.
Supreme Court judges set to hear presidential election petitions. /CITIZEN DIGITAL
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