Monday, June 18, 2012

Shun political ethnicity, PM tells Kenyans


Shun political ethnicity, PM tells Kenyans


Written By:PMPS,    Posted: Sun, Jun 17, 2012
The burial was held at Ojode’s Unga farm in Ndhiwa
Prime Minister Raila Odinga wants Kenyans to reject politics of ethnicity during the coming general polls.
He urged them to shun the emerging tribal political groupings and join fellow Kenyans in choosing
leaders on the basis of their ideologies irrespective of their ethnic backgrounds.

"We have to break the ethnic barriers and unite as Kenyans because the tribal divides have been retrogressive to our national progress," the Premier said.

He told mourners during the burial of Internal Security Assistant Minister Orwa Ojode that the nation failed to realize the Kenyan dream as coined in the national anthem because of negative ethnicity.
Odinga said the emergence of political groupings like the Western alliance; GEMA and KAMATUSA were derailing efforts to unite Kenyans to work towards a better life.
He urged Kenyans to vote wisely during the coming election to ensure that transitional phase the
country was undergoing was in the hands of credible leaders.
The burial held at Ojode's  Unga farm  in Ndhiwa constituency was also attended by President Mwai Kibaki, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, Speaker of the National Assembly Kenneth Marende and at least 93 Members of parliament.

Lands Minister James Orengo in his tribute challenged Kenyans to practice the good virtues they expressed in weddings and funeral ceremonies in their actions and decisions.
He regretted that speakers in such functions were eloquent on the need for unity of Kenyans but retreated to their ethnic cocoons whenever they were called upon to make a political decision.

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