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| Mh. Uhuru Kenyatta akipiga kura |
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Kutoka CNN.COM
CNN) -- Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding leader, won the presidential election by a razor-thin margin, sending throngs of supporters singing and dancing on the streets.
Kenyatta clinched 50.07%
of the vote to edge out his main rival and boss, Prime Minister Raila
Odinga, barely earning the required majority to avoid a runoff, the
election commission announced Saturday.
To avoid a runoff, a candidate needed to break past the 50% mark to get a majority in the Monday election.
Kenyatta's win marks a unique quandary for the West.
He has been indicted by
the International Criminal Court for allegedly funding a local militia
to conduct reprisal attacks in the last election in 2007. His running
mate, William Ruto, also faces ICC charges at The Hague. Both have
denied the charges.
Kenyatta, who serves as
the deputy prime minister in the current administration, has said the
indictment will not affect his ability to do his job if elected.
"I have been a member of
the government and I've still been able to execute my duties," he said a
few days before the election. " I still believe I will be able to
execute my duties as president once selected."
The international community, he said, should respect the will of Kenyans.
His trial was scheduled to start next month, but judges delayed it until July 9 to give the defense more time to prepare.
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WHILE KENYANS ARE HAPPY, OTHERS ARE NOT!
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - In a pointed first message to Kenya's newly elected leaders, United States Secretary of State John Kerry congratulates Kenya but doesn't once mention the president-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta.
Kerry's message Saturday congratulated Kenyans for voting peacefully last Monday. Kerry said foremost for the U.S. was the desire "to see the will of the Kenyan people expressed freely and fairly." He urged parties to peacefully address any election disputes through the courts.
Kenya's election commission on Saturday named Kenyatta, currently Kenya's Deputy Prime Minister, the winner with 50.07 percent of the vote. The U.S. has previously warned of "consequences" if Kenyatta wins. Kenyatta faces charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court for helping to orchestrate the vicious post-election violence that killed more than 1,000 people in 2007-08.
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WHILE KENYANS ARE HAPPY, OTHERS ARE NOT!
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - In a pointed first message to Kenya's newly elected leaders, United States Secretary of State John Kerry congratulates Kenya but doesn't once mention the president-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta.
Kerry's message Saturday congratulated Kenyans for voting peacefully last Monday. Kerry said foremost for the U.S. was the desire "to see the will of the Kenyan people expressed freely and fairly." He urged parties to peacefully address any election disputes through the courts.
Kenya's election commission on Saturday named Kenyatta, currently Kenya's Deputy Prime Minister, the winner with 50.07 percent of the vote. The U.S. has previously warned of "consequences" if Kenyatta wins. Kenyatta faces charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court for helping to orchestrate the vicious post-election violence that killed more than 1,000 people in 2007-08.
Mzee K angeshindwa kusem huyo mtoto si wake. Walivyofanana! Hongera President Kenyatta II!
ReplyDeleteToday, I am proud to be Kenyan!
ReplyDeleteNinafsi nilikuwa nata
ReplyDeletemani sana Odinga ashinde.Lakini kwa bahati mbaya,sikuwa mmoja wa wapiga kura.Lakini kuna kitu najifunza hapa,kwa nini wakenya wamchague uhuru ambaye utajiri wake unatokana na wizi wa marehemu babake,mzee kenyatta?..Naenda mbali kidogo na kujipa majibu,pengine waliangalia uwezo binafsi wa mtu kama mtu na si yaliyopita.Nikaamua niingie kwenye mtandao na kuongea na baadhi ya wakenya rafiki zangu.Majibu yao yalikuwa sawa na fikra zangu.Nikahama kwa uhuru nikaenda kwa Lowasa,na kisha nikajiuliza swali.Je kati ya wagombea wa urais wanaotajwatajwa ni nani kiutendaji anamzidi Lowasa?jibu likawa hakuna.Nikajiuliza tena swali,je watanzania tuna ufahamu wa kutosha kumkubali Lowasa kwa mazuri yake?Kikwete hakuwa tajiri,lakini so far katuacha palepale.Membe ni mara kumi afadhali ya JK.
Friends,
ReplyDeleteToday morning, I witnessed happiness that was like video, like drama. I left Nairobi at 4am for Kisumu in the company of some Cousins. After fueling along Waiyaki Way, we met jubilant supporters of Hon Uhuru Kenyatta immediately after Kangemi.
They were all over, in their thousands, and it took us 2 hours to drive between Kangemi and Limuru. But one thing that struck me, these people were courteous, happy and merry. Of course some of them told us to go eat fish, they were never violent.
Again at Mai Mahiu, we met another group of jubilant fans of Uhuru Kenyatta. Again, they were very happy and peaceful.
Along all the way up till Kisumu, it was like nothing was happening. Kenyans were happily going about their business as usual as they celebrated the win or their loss.
I must hence commend these gallant Kenyans for being this magnanimous and humble in their win and defeat. This is the way to go and we must invite all our leaders to be such humble.
It was a hotly contested race and we all had our sides. I want to sincerely congratulate the Jubilee Team for winning this one. We will work with all of you as a team in building One Kenya of One Family under God.
May all of us be blessed in the service of our Motherland. And may all of us be Peace Agents in our midst.
Let us all work for a Clean Kenya and a Clean Africa as a Transformative Deliverable as Kenya turns 50 and beyond.
Odhiambo T Oketch,
Executive Director,
The Clean Kenya Campaign- TCKC http://kcdnkomarockswatch.blogspot.com