Kenya referendum campaigns heat up

Written By:KBC reporters , Posted: Sun, Jul 25, 2010


Former President Daniel arap Moi Sunday pitched tent in Kitui where he led the 'reds' in campaigning against the proposed constitution.

Moi visited the region a day after Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and Water Minister Charity Ngilu toured Ukambani to have the region vote in favour of the new law.

Moi once again re-iterated that the document is full of foreign ideologies and urged kambas to come out in large numbers come the 4th of next month and Vote No.

The former president claimed the document did not reflect African morals as it allowed abortion.

Moi was a accompanied by MP Kiema Kilonzo and politician Kalembe Ndile.

Elsewhere, church leaders were in Kiambu to discredit the proposed new law. The clergy led by deliverance church Bishop Mark Kariuki took their campaigns to Githunguri in Central Kenya where they questioned once again the inclusion of Kadhis courts in the proposed law.

The church has been vehemently opposed entrenchment of the courts in the constitution saying it amounts to "the elevation of one religion over the rest.

The clerics however maintained that the Referendum should be a peaceful process.

Meanwhile, Government leaders and politicians in the YES camp have been traversing western province in a bid to drum up support for the proposed constitution.

While Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi led cabinet ministers and legislators in Busia and Teso districts, his counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta led yet another high powered delegation into Kitale.

The two deputy premiers urged western province residents to support the document as it will bring the much sought after development into western province.

Kenyatta who was in Kitale where he lauded the proposed constitution on devolution, saying decentralization of funds would ensure regional equity.

Minister Najib Balala and assistant Aden Duale urged residents to support the proposed constitution as it puts in place stringent measures to deal with corruption