Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth with businesswoman Mary Wambui at CCM Gatanga Girls where the latter was the chief guest during a harambee to raise money to buy a bus for the school.
By OLIVER MUSEMBI, JOHN SHILITSA, Valentine Obara Posted Sunday, January 23 2011 at 15:41
Politicians and a trade unionist over the weekend dismissed the formation of ethnic-based political alliances ahead of the 2012 presidential vote.
Cotu Secretary general Francis Atwoli decried the involvement of top government officials in the KKK alliance, terming it as a move which will further divide the country.
“The principals should keep off such tribal groupings because they are not going to benefit us in any way,” he said.
The Cotu boss was reacting to the peace rally held in Eldoret on Friday and which was attended by President Kibaki.
He called on the principals to work out ways of unifying the country instead of holding campaigns to attack each other.
“It is meaningless that one principal holds a rally in Eldoret then the other one calls for one at Bondo to attack each other” he said.
And two MPs from the Murang’a county on Saturday also dismissed the formation of ethnic alliances, saying such groupings had the potential of rousing enmity among communities.
Peter Kenneth (Gatanga) and Elias Mbau (Maragwa) instead hailed President Kibaki’s recent call on leaders to preach peace, love and unity in the country during his tour of Eldoret.
“Every Kenyan is an equal stakeholder and must be protected by the law. Peace must go hand in hand with justice,” said the assistant minister for National Development, Planning and Vision 2030 while presiding over a harambee at the Gatanga CCM secondary School.
“Kenyans are yearning for leaders who can break from the past and usher in new stewardship with focus and progressive ideas,” he said.
He said he would declare his political ambitions before the end of the year since he wanted to have a stake at the leadership of the nation come 2012.
Nyeri PNU activist Mary Wambui called for the immediate implementation of the alcohol law saying it would save the youth.
Cabinet Minister Wycliffe Oparanya also dismissed the proposed alliance of Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, Deputy PM Uhuru Kenyatta and Mr Ruto, arguing that it showed how inexperienced and incapable they are.
“Kenya needs a visionary and strong leader with massive experience and big following not just any one, and we have no doubt the PM has all it takes to take steer this country in the right direction,” said Oparanya during the burial of Haggai Sena, a former teacher at Butere Boys.
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