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President Mwai Kibaki has named the Party of National Unity as his campaign vehicle in his quest for a second term in office.
In a live address to the nation from the Kenya International Conference Centre ( KICC), the President named parties: Kanu, Narc Kenya, Ford Kenya, Ford People and Shirikisho among others as those that he will work with in the run-up to the Genearal Elections later this year. These parties also form the constituent parties of the Party of National Unity, which is an alliance of parties.
He thanked God, his family and Kenyans for their support for the past four-and-a- half years he has been in power especially for the tragic and difficult times his rule has endured- the deaths of Vice President Kijana Wamalwa, Cabinet ministers Geoffrey Parpai , Mohammed Khalif and Karisa Maitha and Members of Parliament.
In his speech the President enumerated the achievements of his regime such as the Free Primary Education, Constituency Development Fund, rural electrification, issuance of title deeds to squatters, fair prices for farmers' produce and construction of over 4,000 km of roads.These achievements have been made possible by what the President termed as "focused leadership aimed at delivery of development" as opposed to "empty and vindictive politics."
The President said that he was saddened by the politics of his political rivals, which were polarising Kenyans along tribal lines and which are a bad direction to national politics.As a patriot and leader, President Kibaki has seen it fit to unite Kenyans under the umbrella National Party of Unity and hence his decision to run for re-election under its banner.
The president also announced September 29, 2007, as the date when his re-election campaign will kick off countrywide.
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By ANTHONY MACHARIALast updated: Sun,
September 16, 2007 16:56 PM
In a live address to the nation from the Kenya International Conference Centre ( KICC), the President named parties: Kanu, Narc Kenya, Ford Kenya, Ford People and Shirikisho among others as those that he will work with in the run-up to the Genearal Elections later this year. These parties also form the constituent parties of the Party of National Unity, which is an alliance of parties.
He thanked God, his family and Kenyans for their support for the past four-and-a- half years he has been in power especially for the tragic and difficult times his rule has endured- the deaths of Vice President Kijana Wamalwa, Cabinet ministers Geoffrey Parpai , Mohammed Khalif and Karisa Maitha and Members of Parliament.
In his speech the President enumerated the achievements of his regime such as the Free Primary Education, Constituency Development Fund, rural electrification, issuance of title deeds to squatters, fair prices for farmers' produce and construction of over 4,000 km of roads.These achievements have been made possible by what the President termed as "focused leadership aimed at delivery of development" as opposed to "empty and vindictive politics."
The President said that he was saddened by the politics of his political rivals, which were polarising Kenyans along tribal lines and which are a bad direction to national politics.As a patriot and leader, President Kibaki has seen it fit to unite Kenyans under the umbrella National Party of Unity and hence his decision to run for re-election under its banner.
The president also announced September 29, 2007, as the date when his re-election campaign will kick off countrywide.
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By ANTHONY MACHARIALast updated: Sun,
September 16, 2007 16:56 PM
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