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Nyachae's Decision to Quit Politics Welcomed

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Published on Saturday, 02 June 2007 08:07

Leaders from Nyaribari Chache constituency have welcomed the decision by the Ford-People leader to quit politics in 2007. Mr Simeon Nyachae made the declaration in Mombasa while addressing a consensus-building meeting on the constitution.

While some of the leaders welcomed his decision, others urged Mr Nyachae to elaborate his remark. They said he should call a meeting of leaders from the community to discuss the matter. The Agricultural Society of Kenya national chairman, Mr Timothy Omato, said that time had come for the older generation to give room for younger people to take over leadership. Mr Nyachae is 71.

Speaking in Kisii, a Nairobi-based lawyer, Mr Fred Orora said that Mr Nyachae's retirement was long overdue. "He has been around for too long and it is time he left the Nyaribari politics to younger leaders," Mr Orora said. If Mr Nyachae retires, it will be interesting to see to whom he will pass the baton, given that none of his immediate family members has been openly associated with politics.

Mr Nyachae has represented Nyaribari Chache since 1992 when Mr Andrew Omanga stood down in his favour. In the last General Election, Mr Nyachae ran for the presidency and came third with slightly over 300,000 votes behind President Kibaki and leader of the Official Opposition, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta. Last year, MPs Henry Obwocha and Jimmy Angwenyi, who are close to Mr Nyachae, said they were optimistic that he would vie for the presidency in the 2007 General Election.