By NATION REPORTER and DPMPS
Posted Sunday, January 22 2012 at 21:31
Posted Sunday, January 22 2012 at 21:31
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday joined the scramble for the Kisii voting block with rallies in the region as he attended a homecoming ceremony for Kitutu Masaba MP Walter Nyambati.
Mr Kenyatta reiterated that he would not abandon his presidential bid in spite of the outcome of Monday’s ruling on cases facing him and five others at the International Criminal Court.
“I will vie for the presidency and seek votes from all Kenyans. I wont seek the presidency as a Kikuyu but as a Kenyan...those pretending to be ‘so learned’ in interpreting the law won’t stop us,” he said at Manga Girls School grounds.
He urged Kenyans not to let Monday’s outcome at The Hague affect the country’s unity and peace.
He was accompanied by Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka, Cabinet ministers Sam Ongeri, Kiraitu Murungi, Chirau Mwakwere and Naomi Shabaan, and assistant ministers Wilfred Ombui, Ferdinard Waititu and Lewis Nguyai.
Speakers at the function declared their support for his presidential bid despite the outcome of Monday’s ruling.
Prof Ongeri said the region would stand by the Finance Minister regardless of the outcome.
Kang’undo MP Johnstone Muthama said that he was hopeful that by Monday afternoon, Mr Kenyatta and all the five other suspects will be have been declared innocent.
“Uhuru is innocent for he did not contest the presidency. The presidential candidates were Mwai Kibaki, Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka,” Mr Muthama said.
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