The two men had worked amicably with Kenyatta when he was Minister of Finance in ex-President Mwai Kibaki 's government and also after he became President Displaying out of results. News Current Issue. About us Contact us FAQ. Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan was set Saturday to push to break the deadlock in Kenya's political crisis a day after fresh ethnic strife cast a pall over efforts to halt the killings.
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Though Jimmy Kibaki's reputation is unsullied his commitment to the ordinary youth has been questioned because of his age and elite upbringing. The National Youth Convention released a statement describing Simama Kenya as a "cheap political outfit" that was trying to hijack its agenda.
There is also a widespread feeling that presidential dynasties exist mainly to protest the family interests - the Kenyattas and Mois are among the richest families in Kenya, and not all through hard work. Uhuru Kenyatta is currently finance minister and deputy prime minister, and while Gideon Moi was voted out in he is plotting a return. Both are former schoolmates of Jimmy Kibaki. But Jimmy Kibaki offered another motivation for entering the public arena - rescuing the reputation of his father, who never gives media interviews due to his "very low opinion of journalists".
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