Vice President Kalonzo musyoka has a word with Prime Minister Raila Odinga at a past function. PHOTO/ FILE
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has said his Wiper Democratic
Movement party (WDM) will on Tuesday sign a pre-election pact with Prime
Minister Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and New Ford-K
ahead of the forthcoming General Election.
Mr. Musyoka said the agreement will involve a team
of leaders who are serious in the fight against tribalism and negative
ethnicity.
He said the Wiper party technocrats were working
with their ODM and New Ford-Kenya counterparts to finalize on the
agreement before it is signed on Tuesday.
"After we sign the agreement tomorrow, Kenyans
will then know who true reformers are in this country,’’ said Mr Musyoka
on Monday.
However, New Ford Kenya leader Eugene Wamalwa immediately denied the claim of being party to the Kalonzo - Raila deal.
Speaking at Tseikuru trading centre after
registering as a voter, the Vice President warned that tribalism was
taking centre stage in the country ahead of the coming elections.
"Tribalism is becoming stronger now than during the 2007 general election,’’ said Mr Musyoka.
He urged Kenyans to reject leaders who are agents
of tribalism and elect those who can unite all Kenyan communities
irrespective of tribal and political affiliations.
Mr. Musyoka, who was accompanied by Kibwezi MP
Prof. Philip Kaloki, IEBC Vice chair person Lilian Mahiri Zaja and IEBC
IT Director Dismas Ongodi, wondered what happens to the smaller
communities in this country if it is a must that the presidency must
always hail from the larger tribes.
"It is time champions against tribalism come out
against tribal groupings in this country if we are to remain united as
people of one nation,’’ he said.
The Vice President once again appealed to Kenyans
to vote for leaders irrespective of ethnic and political backgrounds
come the next general election.
He expressed concern at the manner in which
residents in many parts of the country were turning up in small numbers
to register barely two weeks before the deadline of the exercise.
Mr. Musyoka made a passionate appeal to all
Kenyans to make use of the ongoing biometric voter registration to
register in large numbers so as to participate in the forthcoming
general election.
He said the biometric voter registration exercise will ensure names of ghost voters do not appear in the register.
The Vice President at the same time directed the
department of Registration of Persons to move with speed and ensure
Kenyans over the age of 18 and who have applied for IDs are given within
the shortest time possible so that they can participate in voter
listing exercise.
"It has become clear that thousands of Kenyans are
yet to get IDs especially now that the country is preparing for
elections,’’ he said.
Mr. Ong’ondi and Ms Zaja urged Kenyans to make use
of the remaining days to register noting that IEBC will not extend the
registration period after December 18. Source :Daily Nation
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