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Karua takes the battle to Kibaki on elections
Narc-Kenya Chairman Martha Karua (right) addresses the Press at the DP party headquarters after a meeting with other PNU affiliate parties officials in Nairobi on Wednesday. With her are Narc-Kenya secretary general Danson Mungatana, DP’s Wilfred Machage and the DP organising secretary Jacob Haji. Photo/STEPHEN MUDIARI
Posted Wednesday, September 10 2008 at 21:18
They termed PNU’s change of constitution to allow individual membership as illegal.
At Panafric, Energy minister Kiraitu Murungi (PNU) and Kangundo MP Johnstone Muthama (ODM-K)) said their aim was to build “one country for all Kenyans.”
“As elected MPs, we want a country with only three major parties and cut the number of small parties, which only promote tribalism,” Mr Muthama said.
Mr Murungi said the coming together of ODM-Kenya, PNU and Kanu will not affect their identities as PNU coalition allowed both individual and corporate membership.
According to the Political Parties Act, which parties have to comply with by December 31, parties have to have individual members.
As a result, Mr Murungi said that PNU will go ahead with its polls set to start on Monday.
“The recruitment is still on,” he said and dismissed opposition for the exercise by some PNU affiliates.
Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka hinted last month that ODM-Kenya would remain in alliance with PNU after grassroots and branch elections in readiness for the 2012 polls.
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