Katika kile unachoweza kutafsiri kama ni Kenya kuguswa na siasa mpya za Tanzania, Rais Uhuru Kenyatta wa Kenya amesistiza ustahimilivu wa kisiasa hasa kwa nchi zilizoizunguka. Amesema uchaguzi unafaa kuleta utangamano wa nchi na siyo kinyume chake.
Amedai kuwa siyo siri nchi zinazoizunguka Kenya hazina utulivu mzuri wa kisiasa kama ilivyozoeleka. Amedai kuwa kukosekana kwa utulivu kwa jirani ni hatari kwa Kenya.
Huku akipigiwa makofi na wabunge Rais Kenyatta, amesisitiza kuwa wanasiasa wazee wasiwachokoze wanasiasa vijana badala yake wawalee kwa upendo.
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Katika hotuba yake Bungeni, Rais Kenyatta amesema:
Nchi nyingi jirani zetu leo zinahitaji kupeana mikono. Wanahitaji siasa ambazo ushindani haugeuki uadui na vita. Wanahitaji viongozi wa kisiasa waliolenga kujumuisha vijana na waliokata tamaa, bila kuwachochea kuasi dhidi ya nchi zao na wazee wao.
Tumejifunza kama Wakenya kwamba uchaguzi pekee hauwezi kuleta amani na umoja kwa watu waliogawanyika. Kwa hilo, viongozi lazima waafikiane na kuwa madaraja ya kuwavusha watu keuelekea kwenye usalama na ustawi.
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Many neighboring countries today need a handshake. They need politics in which competition is not turned into enmity and war. They need political leaders focused on including the young and desperate, not inciting them to revolt against their countries and their elders.
We have learned as Kenyans that elections alone cannot bring peace and unity to a divided people. For that, leaders must reach out to each other and build bridges over turbulent waters to allow the people to cross into safety and prosperity.
