Vice President Moody Awori today unveiled a new leadership line-up for Narc Kenya, the party widely believed President Kibaki would run on for his quest for a second term.
Foreign Affairs minister Raphael Tuju becomes the party's new chairman, but he will have eight vice-chairpersons, positions that have gone mainly to Cabinet ministers who have previously declared their interest in contesting for the party chairmanship.
The eight vice chairmen are Kipruto Kirwa, Mutua Katuku, Prof George Saitoti, Martha Karua, Kiraitu Murungi, Chirau Mwakwere, Mahamud Mohamed, and Prof Kivutha Kibwana. All are Cabinet ministers except Mr Mohammed, who is an assistant minister.
Trade minister Dr Mukhisa Kituyi was appointed the secretary general while Mr Danson Mungatana, an assistant minister, becomes the national organising secretary.
The VP announced the new line-up in an early morning press briefing held at the party’s headquarters in Nairobi. The team, comprising 58 officials, forms the party's national executive committee.
Mr Awori, who is also the Narc Kenya deputy party leader, said the committee had been expanded from 40 to 60 to accommodate various interests including sitting Members of Parliament and aspirants. The party constitution, he added, will be amended to reflect the changes.
On grassroots party elections, Mr Awori said the exercise should be completed before the budget is presented to Parliament in June.
He called on the new leadership to embark on aggressive membership recruitment and popularization campaigns starting with a major public rally to be held in Eldoret tomorrow.
In his acceptance speech, Mr Tuju said he will seek to bridge the differences that have threatened to divide the party in line with its motto of one people, one country, one nation.
He reiterated the party’s resolve to campaign for the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki whom he described as a working president in the forthcoming general elections.
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Daily Nation &
VPPS Publication Date: 5/3/2007
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