I will be on the ballot, Kalonzo maintains

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Musyoka said when Kenyans elect him as their president he will ensure full implementation of the new constitution for the benefit of Kenyans/VPPS

WINGI, Jan 20 – Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has dismissed speculations that he might step down the presidential race in the forth coming general elections.

Musyoka stressed that he is firmly contesting the presidency, saying that his political strength emanates from the Kenyan people and not any individual.

He said the current democratic space allows any Kenyan to vie for elective positions including the presidency and that he will not relent in his quest for the top leadership position in the country.

The Vice President was speaking on Wednesday when he toured Enziu location of his Mwingi North Constituency. He addressed gatherings at Thitha market and later opened Kanzui Dispensary.

Musyoka said when Kenyans elect him as their president he will ensure full implementation of the new constitution for the benefit of Kenyans.

The Vice President assured that the Wiper Democratic Movement Party will hold a competitive and transparent nominations for those who will vie for elective positions through the party‘s ticket. He said there will be no direct nomination of candidates.

The Vice President urged the people in the area especially the youth to take advantage of the mobile registration exercise to acquire national identification cards in readiness for the general elections.

On local development, Musyoka urged residents of Mui Basin to form cooperatives so as to buy shares in the coal mining industry to be established in the area.

He said the residents will be seeking for 11percent of the total share in the mining industry.

“The coal mining will completely change the economy of this area, we will be able to create wealth, employment and improve infrastructure,” he said.

Musyoka noted that the coal field has a potential of generating over 5,000 megawatts of electricity, adding that the power generation should be done at the site and not any other place.

He directed that a comprehensive land survey be done and title deeds issued to the Mui basin residents to be assured of ownership of their potions of land.

Musyoka assured that there will be adequate compensation for those who will be displaced to pave way for the mining process.

While opening Kanzui dispensary, the Vice President said the government has set aside funds in the 2012/2013 financial year to recruit over 5,000 additional nurses to serve in various dispensaries across the country.

The Vice President was accompanied by the Mwingi County Council Chairman Musyoka wa Maiyu, a Nairobi businessman Eng. Joe Mutambu and the Mwingi Central District Commissioner Peter Kinuthia.

  • Pratt

    Brother VP Kalonzo must guard against being overtaken by events. This is because his responses against false allegations are either very slow to comeby, or when they ever come, they are too faint to counteract perception created by merchants of deceit. In the process, doubts are left lingering. The brother’s intentions are actually ever open to debate. Small things that should be effectively cleared are left hanging. This is to say VP’s media people seems to be amateurs unable to keep with time! The VP bieng the best presidential candidate at this point in time, needs to keep strict watch on whats being said about him. A robust swift responses to every issue is always necessary. Obviously, merchants of deceit have been using the press to paint Kalonzo in bad light. Only that brother Kalonzo seems to be lucky enough though. All lies about him end up falling on the wayside. However, when running for presidency, there wont be any enough time to allow falsehoods to fall off. They must be made to do so! Thats when it becomes extremely prudent for brother VP to go for real media people. The media people around him havent made any impact at all. He should look for REAL MEDIA PEOPE WHO HAVE WEIGHT AND ARE RECOGNIZED BY MEDIA FRATERNITY. Everytime Kalonzo says something that can be interpreted as negative, its quickly splashed in the papers. However, when he says good things, they are never highlighted. Kenyans are therefore, left without knowing the VP’s true position. I guess, thats why merchants of deceit have been quick to effortlessy plant nonsense on him. The shuttle diplomacy and campaign for new consitution are cases in point. While shuttle diplomacy was clearly a presidential assignment, deceitful merchants quickly painted same as a mere Kalonzo adventure. Even Kalonzo’s own friends never ever put the record straight. The lucky thing is that now merchants of deceit have definitely acknowledged that the VP’s mission was actually a masterstroke. Kalonzo’s so called media people, if there are any, are still a sleep! This is a major issue that should change the way Kenyans think about Kalonzo. That clueless devils have been up in arms against an otherwise exemplary man, must be passed over to Kenyans. The constitution was another issue that brother Kalonzo’s guys flatly failed. While the document was actually authored by Kalonzo’s party, mischief was employed even to insult and deny him any credit for the whole process. Even those who were on reserve benches for want of language, quickly claimed ownership of the document. While events, like justice Omollo’s saga, empty delays in implementing the constitution, were to later vindicate the VP, his media people still remained in deep sleep! That conmen have called the VP their own names without challenge is not in doubt at all. The brother too needs services of serious spin doctors. Also people with wide political experience like Mzee Hon. Joseph Kamotho might be of great help.