The
Kalenjin Welfare Society has thrown its weight behind President Uhuru
Kenyatta’s declaration that Cord leaders led by their leader Raila Odinga
should embrace mature politics and desist from hurling insults at the
presidency.
The
society’s chairman Simion Ngeny stressed that what the president should be
taken seriously by the Cord leaders. “Uhuru is a firm believer in the
democratic tradition. Had it been some impatient African leader, Raila and his
ilk would have seen the kind of action that could have been taken against
them,” stated Ngeny during a media briefing.
He
called on the former prime minister to respect the presidency since Uhuru would
have also respected the highest institution in the land if it was Raila who was
in power.
“Uhuru
is a patient and tolerant leader who does not want chaos or bloodshed in the
country, and it is for this reason he has restrained himself, despite being
pushed to the corner by the Raila brigade,” stated Ngeny. He noted that Uhuru
had all the instruments of power but he does not want to react against
unwarranted provocation by the Cord leaders.
Ngeny
told Raila to wait until 2017 when the next elections will be held, and avoid
putting the country into an election mood since Uhuru won with a landslide
during the last general elections in a free and fair exercise. The chairman
also dismissed calls for a referendum saying it was unnecessary and expensive.
Ngeny announced that the Kalenjin Welfare Society would mount a door-to-door
campaign to denounce the plebiscite and urged Kenyans to support Uhuru.
“I
urge the Kalenjin community to continue supporting Uhuru the way they did in
the last elections,” asserted Ngeny. He also called on the community to go out
and exhort other communities to support Uhuru and the government. Ngeny was
reacting to Uhuru’s condemnation of what the head of state termed as
confrontational politics of the opposition led by Raila.
“I
want to tell my brother Raila Odinga to respect the presidency. If he was
elected the president, I would not be standing by the roadside to insult him. I
would actually respect his office and himself. I expect the same from him. I
invite the opposition to work with me to move the country forward. This
attitude of endless confrontation and hostility is denying our country the
needed investments to create jobs, Uhuru said.
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