VP Musyoka: I'm in the race to succeed Kibaki
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka admires some of gypsum boards manufactured by TGB Gypsum Board Factory after he opened the manufacturing plant in Mutwangombe, Mwingi North constituency November 22, 2012. Mr Musyoka said he was in the race to succeed President Kibaki in the next polls. VPPS
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has stated he is firmly in the race to succeed President Kibaki during the next General Election.
Mr Musyoka said it was late in the day for him to drop his presidential bid and urged Kenyans to ignore opinion polls that have rated him poorly.
He said the surveys were undermining his candidacy on a Wiper Democratic Movement ticket.
The VP called on the electorate to support him in the March 4, 2013 polls saying he is best placed to lead.
Mr Musyoka urged Kenyans to turn up in large number to register as voters and enable them exercise their democratic rights.
"The voter card is the only tool you can use to fight tribalism and elect leaders of your choice,” said Mr Musyoka when he opened the TGB Kenya Limited Gypsum Board Factory at Mutwangome in his Mwingi North constituency Thursday.
The production plant constructed at a cost of Sh255m (USD3 million) has been put up by a Chinese company to produce gypsum board, a new fire resistant building material used for house ceiling boards and partitions.
Mr Musyoka commended the company for setting up the plant in rural Kenya, which will open up employment opportunities for youth and women.
"Mwingi will be an economic zone. We will have a lot of raw materials for gypsum to serve the local and export market."
Later, the VP commissioned a Sh42m community water project at Nyanyaa sub location, Waita Division in his constituency.
The Kitumbini and Nzaani water projects, under the Mwingi Emergency Management project, were sponsored by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) of Australia in conjunction with the government.
It is expected to serve over 800 households and schools.
Mr Musyoka thanked the donors and the Seventh Day Adventist Church for the project, which he said would go a long way in alleviating the water problem in the area.
The VP added that the government appreciates the contribution of religious organisations in supplementing government’s efforts in service delivery.
