Prime
Uhuru says he won’t seek elective position after 2022
President Uhuru Kenyatta at a past interview. PHOTO/ FILE NMG
What you need to know:
- “I would rather come and enjoy a holiday in France every summer than seek any other political position,” he curtly said.
- The president was also non-committal on his support for DP Ruto in the 2022 election.
- In the interview, he also noted that achieving the two-thirds gender rule remains a tall-order.
President Uhuru Kenyatta is not keen on seeking any elective position after his term ends in 2022, contrary to his foot soldiers’ assertions.
In an exclusive interview with France 24 television show host Marc Perelman yesterday, Mr Kenyatta, who is currently on a state visit to France, dismissed claims that he would be seeking a political position after he retires in 2022, even if a position of Prime Minister were created for him thorough constitutional reform currently under consideration through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
Leaders including Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary General Francis Atwoli and Jubilee Vice Chairman David Murathe have lately been vocal in pushing the narrative that President Kenyatta would consider a political position post 2022, if the BBI is passed.
