Thursday, June 28, 2007

Coast Leaders now defend shift in politicsWritten


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Leaders from the Coastal region now say the current political realignment in the province is meant to provide a political base for the region to have a greater bargaining power and claim a larger stake in national politics.
Transport minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere said the move is a major boost and joining Shirikisho Party of Kenya whose leadership has in the past failed to convince the Coastal leaders to support it be able to become tangible in the national political landscape.
Two Cabinet Ministers and two Assistant Ministers from the coast Sunday led local grassroot leaders from the region to decamp from Narc Kenya and joined Shirikisho Party.
Cabinet minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere, his tourism and wildlife counterpart Morris Dzoro, Assistant Ministers Joseph Kingi and Anania Mwaboza declared that they will no longer support
Narc Kenya since it has failed to address problems facing the region.
Addressing delegates from 21 constituencies, in Mombasa, the ministers however, said they will support president Kibaki to be re-elected the president in this year's general elections.
By:Wesley Rutto:
Mon, Jun 25, 2007

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