Uhuru, Ruto meet Odinga and Kalonzo!

[Ab-Titchaz]

Uhuru, Ruto meet Cord's Raila and Kalonzo

From left: Deputy President William Ruto, President Uhuru Kenyatta with Cord leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka when they held talks at State House, Nairobi on April 13, 2013. Photo/PPS

By NATION REPORTER
Posted Saturday, April 13 2013 at 14:03

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday held a meeting with Cord leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka at State House where they agreed on the need to unite Kenyans.

The meeting also focussed on the upcoming State Opening of the 11th Parliament, which the two Cord leaders promised to attend.

The leaders also discussed modalities for a bipartisan approach to issues in Parliament, the leadership of critical House Committees and the role of the minority party.

President Kenyatta and Deputy President Ruto pledged that the Jubilee Coalition, which commands majority in both houses, is committed to ensuring the existence of a strong opposition party as a necessary tool for democratisation and to ensure steady check on the government.


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UHURU, RUTO MEET RAILA

Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 00:00 -- BY STAR TEAM

PRESIDENT-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto reportedly met Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Nairobi on Monday night.

The meeting was held around 9pm in the evening. Ruto landed at 6pm at Wilson Airport after a family holiday in Arusha and drove straight to the private home of a businessman in Nairobi.

While in Tanzania, Ruto also held talks with President Jakaya Kikwete. Raila spent Monday at his Karen home meeting aides and allies. Uhuru contacted him during the day to arrange the meeting.
Raila was yesterday at an exclusive resort in Narok South. He was last seen in public on Saturday when he announced he was accepting the decision by the Supreme Court that Uhuru had been legitimately elected president.

Yesterday aides to both Raila and Uhuru refused to comment on the alleged meeting. Uhuru apparently wanted to reach out to Raila to reconcile the different factions inside Kenya.
Uhuru reportedly had wanted to hold a joint press conference with Raila on Sunday to assure their supporters that they would work together to unite the country.

Insiders revealed that the talks briefly touched on how an Uhuru led government could work with Raila if he was interested. According to the sources, Uhuru would be ready to work with everybody including the Cord leadership.

However some top officials within the Jubilee coalition are said to be jittery of having Raila in government and would not want him offered any job more than that of being a special envoy for the country.

It is not clear how Raila responded in the meeting and what his plans are for the next five years. Uhuru and Ruto were apparently concerned about an interview with Raila broadcast by the BBC shortly after the Supreme Court ruling on Saturday.

Raila told the BBC that Uhuru's victory on March 4 was "predetermined and manipulated by a few technocrats".

"It is a replica of what exactly happened in 2007. What is the point of going to polls if results are going to be pre-determined? Voter apathy will be high in the next five years and Kenyans may look for other ways. We want to avoid people looking for other means," Raila told the BBC.

Uhuru and Ruto are said to have appealed to Raila to stop making such comments to assist their efforts to unite the country after the elections.

Uhuru and Raila won the election with 50.07 percent, just 8,000 votes more than he needed to win, but a considerable 800,000 votes ahead of Raila who received 43.7 percent.

"I sincerely thank my brother, the honourable Raila Odinga for wishing us well and indeed reach out to him and our other worthy competitors to join us so that we can work together in the interest of the well being of our people," Uhuru said in a televised message on Saturday after the Supreme Court verdict.

Raila will officially leave office on Tuesday, April 9, the day Uhuru will be inaugurated as the fourth President of Kenya. He is expected to hand over state resources at his disposal between now and Monday.

The Prime Minister's office at Shell BP House, which he has been using for the last five years, will be renamed the Office of the Deputy President, with William Ruto as its new occupant.

UHURU, RUTO MEET RAILA | The Star

 

[Dhuks]

Raila amekana kukutana na wao.

 

[Crucial Man]

Nazani monday was fools day.

 

[pilau]

.................Lolote litakalokuwa ...UMOJA NI NGUVU ..UTENGANO NI UDHAIFU

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

Uhuru team reaches out to Raila's allies

President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in a face-to-face talk during a past event

By Oscar Obonyo

NAIROBI,KENYA: Debate has erupted within CORD over Jubilee's plan to have some "surprise appointments" to the Government next week.

Top Jubilee coalition leaders have reportedly contacted ODM's Raila Odinga at least three times since President Uhuru Kenyatta was confirmed the winner of the March 4 election.

They are offering to consider allies of the former Premier for positions in Government. However, there are questions over what this will cost the Opposition.

The ruling coalition has reportedly asked Raila to give them names of people in CORD who can be appointed to various Government positions. Raila is said to have forwarded Jubilee's request to Permanent Secretary Mohammed Isahakia to follow up.

The political overtures targeted at the former Prime Minister have elicited mixed reactions among his supporters. While some see them as an avenue for their inclusion in Government, others fear it could be a ploy to neutralise Raila politically.

Raila was Uhuru's main rival in the March 4 presidential election on a CORD ticket. He unsuccessfully disputed the election outcome in court and was not present at the President's inauguration ceremony on Tuesday. Discussions between CORD and Jubilee leaders took place shortly after the March 4 General Election and again after the Supreme Court ruling. Details of the matters discussed remain closely guarded.

The Jubilee leadership is, however, reportedly at a loss owing to "conflicting signals" from Raila. Claims of a scheme to weaken the Opposition and talk of finding a political role for himself suggest he is not open to discussion of his retirement. Quoting unnamed sources in CORD, a reputable online newsletter this week reported that Raila had declined to meet the President for discussions that may lead to his retirement. However, a senior aide to Raila that has spoken to The Standard On Saturday claims that there has been at least one face-to-face meeting.

"According to Odinga's advisers, Kenyatta's plan is to persuade him to leave politics in return for support to become a... mediator in conflicts on the continent," reports the Indian Ocean Newsletter. "Despite his advanced age (69), Raila does not want to leave politics."

An Uhuru aide who sought anonymity on Friday night said there have been some overtures linked to a role for Raila among the African Union's envoys. He said Jubilee want to engage Raila "as a statesman".

Any deal on non-Cabinet Government positions or Raila's retirement would not necessarily affect the balance of power between the Government and the Opposition in Parliament. Viewed in terms of the strength of a coalition of parties, Raila's CORD has inferior numbers to Uhuru's Jubilee. However, as a single party, Raila's ODM has the majority number of seats in both the National Assembly and Senate, followed by Uhuru's TNA and Ruto's URP.

A plan is underway to have Raila's running mate, Kalonzo Musyoka, enter Parliament via nomination or by-election to provide leadership to CORD. A proposal to also have Raila do the same has since been rejected as unseemly.

Views on how CORD and Jubilee relate outside Parliament remain mixed.

"If you want to kill Opposition, include them in Government," says Dr Alfred Mutua, Governor of Machakos County. "Nonetheless, people… want to see leaders work together."

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen (URP) says Jubilee is committed to giving CORD leaders an opportunity to participate in national programmes.

"The President and Deputy President are simply opening up avenues of communication," he says. Murkomen, who is eyeing the position of Government Chief Whip in Senate, however, rules out the possibility of Raila and Kalonzo themselves being absorbed into Government, as was the case in the last Parliament.

"The working relationship being nurtured will not translate into their entry to Government," he offers.

Confessing that he was not privy to any talks, Rarieda MP Nicholas Gumbo (ODM) observed that the actions of Jubilee leaders were not tied to the mood in their parties.

"While Uhuru and Ruto are calling for participation in Government by both Jubilee and CORD political players, that is not what you get when you listen to MPs allied to the two," says Gumbo. "They are demanding to control committees of the two Houses (of Parliament)."

During the inauguration ceremony at Kasarani on Tuesday, Ruto hinted at the apparent overtures. He said they will "surprise many" by forming an all-inclusive Government, including appointing individuals from "rival camps".

And addressing staff of the former PM on Thursday, after taking over the offices previously occupied by Raila and his team, at BP Shell Building along Harambee Avenue, the Deputy President reiterated his earlier call to Raila "to identify and give us people to work with".

Given his audience at the time, Ruto may have been addressing himself to the former PM's staff, most of whose contracts have expired or will soon expire.

However, he may also have meant accommodating the "Raila orphans" in Government.

An insider, who is close to the former PM, confided in The Standard On Saturday that the CORD leader is yet to formally respond to Jubilee's offers. "He is still weighing his options before reverting to them," the aide said. "Even then, he will be doing so as CORD not as an individual.

Standard Digital News - Kenya : Uhuru team reaches out to Raila?s allies

 

[mfianchi]

''Mafahari wawili wagombanapo ziumiazo ni nyika'',pia ''vita vya panzi ni furaha ya kunguru''methali bana safi sana zina mafundisho mengi ambayo ni mazuri kwa binadamu lakini binadamu huwa anayapiga teke kwa sababu anazozijua yeye mwenyewe

 

[omujubi]

Rais Uhuru Kenyatta na makamu wa rais William Ruto jumamosi wamefanya mazungumzo na viongozi wa Cord Raila Odinga na Kalonzo Musyoka katika ikulu ya Nairobi ambapo wamekubaliana kushirikiana katika kuwaunnganisha Wakenya.

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My take:
Haya sasa, siasa ndio hizo!

 

[TIQO]

Raila atakuwa waziri mkuu? Uzuri wanajenga nyumba moja ya wakenya

 

[Kigogo]

Raila ataisikia iklu kwenye magazeti tu...si awe rais wa less wanyika

 

[Bobby]

Raila atakuwa waziri mkuu? Uzuri wanajenga nyumba moja ya wakenya

Hukuna uwaziri mkuu kwenye katiba mpya ya Kenya, Raila ameondoka na hicho cheo which I think is more effective and less costly. Kuwa na waziri mkuu halafu ukawa tena na Deputy/Vice President ni mzigo usio wa lazima kwa walipa kodi.

 

[Dhuks]

Leo wamekutana ikulu

 

[Jammu Africa]

This is today,,,,haya sasa niaje tena????????

Never die for a politician.

What about those who kept singing ati uchanguzi haukua wa haki????

Now we see Uhuru and Raila shaking hands and laughing:nono:

Shame on those who wanted to see fire burning Kenya,,,,

Shame on Kiai and his likes who will make more dollars when Kenyans are killing each others.

Shame on those westerners who wrongly keep thinking that Africans do not have minds of their own and give orders as if we are still in 18th century.

 

[hokani]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 13 – President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto on Saturday met and held talks with former PM Raila Odinga and ex-vice president Kalonzo Musyoka at State House, Nairobi.

During the meeting, the CORD leaders conveyed their message of goodwill to the president and his deputy saying they wished them well in running the country.

The talks also touched on the need to bring Kenyans together and unite the country, in light of the recently concluded General Election that was closely contested.

During the meeting, President Kenyatta expressed the willingness of the Jubilee leadership to nurture a working relationship with all Kenyans irrespective of their political affiliation in order to strengthen national unity.

The leaders called upon Kenyans to rise above the differences that arose during the election period and join hands in nation building as members of the same Kenyan family.

A dispatch from Odinga’s office added the talks focussed on the upcoming State Opening of the 11th Parliament, which the two CORD leaders promised to attend.

The leaders also discussed modalities for a bipartisan approach to issues in Parliament, the leadership of critical House Committees and the role of the minority party.

President Kenyatta and Ruto pledged that the Jubilee Coalition, which commands a majority in both houses, was committed to ensuring the existence of a strong opposition party as a necessary tool for democratisation and to ensure steady check on the government.

The president and his deputy said they were keen to see the minority party playing a critical role in key committees like the Public Accounts Committee.

Source: Capital FM

 

[Gurta]

Good this is, at least the rift is getting narrower.

 

[Mo-TOWN]

Life goes on...!

 

[slufay]

huyu kama vile mkuu wa magogoni hata tz ; kucheka cheka hovyo falsafa yake ni watu wasiojali majuku yao; wakenya watajuta;.

 

[Waambi]

Siasa si ugomvi. Start building your beautiful Kenya. Shun away tribalism. Will you?

 

[Lyagwa]

Ni jambo jema katika maisha yoyote sio lazima kwenye siasa tu.

Hongera sana, jengeni Kenya yenu.

 

[Bishop Hiluka]

Mh! Time will tell...

 

[Tony Gwanco]

slaa alijificha miaka flan hiv et ameibiwa kura kesho yake akapeleka mapendekezo ya tume ya katiba very silly cdm