2002 Elections
Nyachae's Followers Dismiss Coalition
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- Published on Thursday, 19 July 2007 01:49
Messrs Jimmy Angwenyi, Henry Obwocha, Zebedeo Opore and Zephania Nyang'wara said their party was poised to give an opportunity for the smaller communities to pursue their "political interests to the highest level in the land".
The four said they were not opposed to National Rainbow Coalition flag bearer, Mwai Kibaki, as a person but were "vehemently" opposed to what they termed as the "flawed process used to nominate him which is worse than the one used by Kanu".
After all, they said, Kisiis gave Kibaki the highest number of votes (138,000) outside Central Kenya region in the 1997 polls and overwhelmingly voted for the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga in the 1992 polls. "Therefore, the issue of tribalism does not arise", they said.
The four tore into former Energy Minister Raila Odinga saying his "obstinacy" made him refuse, as Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Review, to accept proposals from religious and civil society groups, thereby delaying reforms by one and a half years.
"In fact, he called names those who were advocating for an all-inclusive process and some leaders were threatened with physical violence for opposing the undemocratic process he was spearheading," the four added.
