Vol 48 No 14 |
- AFRICAN UNION
Any precipitate declarations of unity were likely to worsen existing political and economic ills said Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki...
The National Alliance Rainbow Coalition of Kenya (NARC-Kenya) claims President Mwai Kibaki as its titular head but he has not said a word to indicate that he will run on its ticket...
Vol 48 No 10 |
- PARLIAMENTS
At the 2002 elections electors voted out the established Kenya African National Union (KANU) in favour of the National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) a shaky alliance which fell apart as relations soured between its incompatible leaders President Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga...
Vol 48 No 8 |
- AFRICA
- BANKS
President Mwai Kibaki has however reduced the political meddling that marred Kenyan banking during the 1990s...
It trounced President Mwai Kibaki and his government in November 2005 by winning the constitutional referendum (Vol 46 No 24)...
Odinga's strategists who favoured a lengthy contest to select the ODM flagbearer believed the party leadership campaign would serve as a dry run for the national elections due in December and consequently further damage the standing of President Mwai Kibaki and his National Alliance Rainbow Coalition-Kenya (NARC-Kenya)...
Recently Kenyans have heard warnings about the dangers of ethnic violence ahead of December's elections sounded by President Mwai Kibaki (Kikuyu) himself United States' Ambassador Michael E...
Vol 48 No 2 |
- AFRICAN UNION
At the AU's Banjul summit last July 'eminent person' Graça Machel of Mozambique gave President Mwai Kibaki's government high marks on several counts: political freedom low dependency on aid efforts at peacemaking in East Africa kick-starting economic growth and providing free primary education...
Vol 48 No 1 |
- EAST AFRICA
President Mwai Kibaki and his National Alliance Rainbow Coalition are still favourites to win December’s general elections against the largest opposition grouping the broad-based Orange Democratic Movement led by Raila Amolo Odinga...
The opposition Orange Democratic Movement held an exuberant end-of-year rally on 9 December mocking President Mwai Kibaki's government and its new allies...
THE PRESIDENTIAL RUNNERS NAME PARTY SUPPORT BASE CHANCES Mwai Kibaki NARC-Kenya Central Province (Nyeri and environs national alliances through party network) Favourite helped by incumbency Kalonzo Musyoka ODM Ukambani Eastern Province Second favourite liked across Kenya but criticised as lightweight Raila Odinga ODM Luo Nyanza the most loyal but not biggest base Joint third favourite criticised for autocratic style Uhuru Kenyatta KANU Central Province and youth vote Joint third favourite came second in 2002 Musalia Mudavadi ODM Maragoli Western Province Strong compromise candidate William Ruto ODM Kalenjin Rift Valley Province Powerful vote-getter lacks national support Najib Balala ODM Coast Province and Muslim vote Popular but untried in senior jobs Julia Ojiambo ODM Samia Western Province and women Too junior in hierarchy Nicholas Biwott KANU Kalenjin Rift Valley Province Too unpopular to make a serious run ...