Charity Ngilu locked out of Jubilee Alliance presidential primaries but...

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Ngilu locked out of Jubilee Alliance presidential primaries
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From left: United Republican Party (URP) chairman Francis Ole Kaparo, United Democratic Forum chairman Hassan Osman and The National Alliance chairman Johnson Sakaja after a press conference at Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi December 11, 2012. The three party leaders said Narc's Charity Ngilu would not participate in the Jubilee Alliance's presidential nominations. ANTHONY OMUYA NATION MEDIA GROUP
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By OLIVER MATHENGE omathenge@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Tuesday, December 11 2012 at 16:57

The Jubilee Alliance has said the National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) party leader Charity Ngilu will not participate in its presidential primaries.


Party officials said that a new pre-election coalition could not be formed as the December 4 deadline had passed.

United Republican Party (URP) chairman Francis Kaparo said the legal window of forming pre-election coalitions had passed but added that their agreement allows for the accommodation of other parties.

He said Ms Ngilu had not talked to them officially adding that discussions will be based on a post-election coalition. Ms Ngilu had on Monday indicated that she wants to rejoin the Jubilee Alliance and would participate in the presidential nominations.

"We have not closed the door and we have room to accommodate all those who work with other until after the elections. When she (Ms Ngilu) comes, we will discuss and see how we can work together especially after the elections," Mr Kaparo said.

He was speaking at the Jacaranda hotel where he was joined by United Democratic Forum (UDF) chairman Hassan Osman and The National Alliance's (TNA) Johnson Sakaja.

The parties' chairmen came out to reassure their supporters that the formula was being worked on and that they would announce it soon.

"We are committed to ensuring that the presidential candidate of the Jubilee Coalition will be nominated through a process that will be free, fair, inclusive and democratic.

"We assure Kenyans that this process will be completed within the time stipulated in our agreement and that each party is committed to the process," Mr Osman read from the statement.

According to the agreement signed by the three parties, Mr Kenyatta and Mr Mudavadi are to battle it out for the coalition's presidential ticket while Mr Ruto will be the running-mate. Whoever loses the presidential nomination will be the Leader of Majority Designate hoping that the coalition has the majority of MPs in the next Parliament.

TNA and URP made an initial pact that had Mr Kenyatta as the presidential nominee and Eldoret North MP William Ruto as running-mate before they were joined by UDF.

Their opponents under the Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) have agreed to pick the candidate from either Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) or Wiper Democratic Movement through consultation and consensus.

ODM's flag-bearer is Prime Minister Raila Odinga while Wiper's presidential nominee is Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka.

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Ngilu insists she is in the Jubilee coalition

By Paul Mutua



KITUI, KENYA: Narc party leader Charity Ngilu has maintained that she is in the Jubilee Coalition and adds that she will trounce Uhuru Kenyatta and Musalia Mudavadi in the coming presidential nominations.

Adding that she is indispensible in the Jubilee coalition, Ngilu rubbished claims that she has been locked out of their nominations.

"Despite the varied media reports, I know the Jubilee Alliance needs me because they are actively engaging me in consultative talks. I'm ready to wrestle it out with Uhuru and Mudavadi in the primaries and I'm confident I'll beat them to capture the presidential ticket," she said.

Speaking to secondary and primary head teachers from Kitui County at Parkside Villa Hotel, Ngilu said she had all it takes to mobilise the Kamba vote to support and vote for the Jubilee Alliance.

She urged the teachers and the entire community to rally behind her now and after she was picked the alliance's torch-bearer to gun for presidency in March 4, 2013 polls.

Ngilu cautioned against wrangling in the alliance, saying a united coalition stood a better chance to win the next General Elections, based on the latest regional voter registration statistics.

The minister said she was not in politics to deliver victory but to gain power with the purpose of service to the electorate.

She cautioned the Kamba against joining political alliances which did not define benefits they will offer them after assuming the presidency.

The minister said since Jubilee was poised to form the next government she did not want her supporters be locked out of government.

Accompanied by Mutito MP Kiema Kilonzo, former Kitui South MP Mwangu Ivuti, and other aspirants, Ngilu took a swipe at the assertion by Prime Minister Raila Odinga that the Cord government would push for the ICC cases against four Kenyans were referred back to the country.

"It is pointless for the country to wait for the Cord government to seek the referral of the ICC cases facing Uhuru and Ruto. Whenever they speak they pledge to help bring the cases facing Uhuru and Ruto back to the county once they assume power next year. This is political gimmick. Why not now?" she asked.

Kiema criticised Raila's stand that the Cord government would tax all idle land saying it was a move to deprive the poor rural folks of their land as they would be dispossessed if they failed to raise taxes.

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