Ujima

September 15, 2007: President Kibaki has named the Party of National Unity as his re-election party, and is scheduled to make the announcement today on radio and television. His is the third party to enter the presidential race, following the Orange Democratic Movement and the Orange Democratic Movement – Kenya. The most recent polls show President Kibaki in the lead with 42% of the vote. He has support from three high-profile Cabinet Ministers as well as fourteen parties. President Kibaki is going to base his campaign, which will officially start on September 29, on bringing the nation together. To be elected, a candidate needs to receive the majority of the votes as well as at least 25% of the votes in five of eight provinces.
In his first term, President Kibaki has helped the economy, made primary education free, and improved health care. He has also helped bring electricity to more rural areas of Kenya, as well as “re-energised civil service” (source 1). However, much of Kenya does not agree with his positions. The MP from Wajir West, for example, greeted the President when he went there last week by saying that he has no support in that district.
Organization is key to winning the Presidential race in Kenya as anywhere, and yet there is still confusion as to who is running President Kibaki’s campaign. President Kibaki also must show Kenya that he is not being influenced by any interest groups and must “pacify political parties who are also fighting for space in his court” (1).

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