KANU is facing deregistration, 50 years after the party led the nation to independence. The party is unlikely to meet the April 29 deadline set by the electoral commission for accepting registered parties, according to Secretary General Nick Salat. In particular KANU is behind schedule on recruiting the necessary 1,000 members from each constituency.
The party's authoritarian constitution gives the party chairman absolute control for calling delegates conferences and executive committee meetings. The party chairman, Uhuru Kenyatta, is not doing so. He appears more interested in pursuing his political ambitions through another political vehicle, possibly the new National Alliance party. He refuses to relinquish control of KANU but is not providing leadership. KANU is a rudderless ship drifting towards destruction. In one month, it may no longer exist.
Despite its base in the Rift Valley, KANU is still a national party, unlike many existing parties which are just vehicles for individual politicians or communities. Kenya would be a poorer place if KANU ceased to exist. Uhuru should either commit it to KANU and build it. Or he should surrender control of KANU to Salat and Gideon Moi who value it and want to preserve it. He should not destroy KANU.
Quote of the day: "O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise!" - Hymn writer Charles Wesley died on March 29, 1788.
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