Rest In Peace Margaret Wambui - Uhuru Kenyatta's Eldest Sister

Margaret Wambui (second from left) | Image Courtesy

The first family is in mourning following the death of President Uhuru Kenyatta's eldest sister Margaret Wambui.

Wambui was the eldest of two children of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and his first wife Nyokabi.

She died in a Nairobi hospital after a short illness , and was aged 89 years. She had no child and was never married at the time of her death.

She is in records as the first African woman mayor of Nairobi. She was the deputy mayor of Nairobi in the year 1966, and rose to Mayorship in the year 1971.

May God Rest Her Soul in Peace

Pesident Uhuru Congratulates Mutula Kilonzo Jnr on a Historic Win

Uhuru Kenyatta in a Past File Photo

Breaking News: 3 More Witnesses 'Refuse' to Testify Against Charges Facing Uhuru Kenyatta at ICC

Adapted From Daily Nation 

International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has withdrawn three witnesses she intended to rely on in President Kenyatta's trial.

Uhuru Kenyatta: ' I Have Not Yet Moved Into Stae House, And I Miss alot Hanging out with my buddies'

President Uhuru Kenyatta's Speech at Groove A wards: KICC Nairobi

I believe that there exists no higher form of music than Gospel music, because it is the highest form of prayer. Music permeates the spirit in ways that written words alone cannot do. It not only serves as a medium of preaching the gospel but also invigorates the worship experience and strengthens the life of believers. Congratulations to you all and may God Bless You.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

I am delighted to join you tonight for what is also my first Groove Awards with Safaricom gala night. I take this early opportunity to congratulate all the nominees and winners of the 2013 Groove Awards.

Breaking News: President Uhuru Kenyatta Finally Appoints Kazungu Kambi and Lenku To The Cabinet

Kazungu Kambi

President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated two Kenyans to fill the vacant Cabinet slots Thursday.

The President nominated Utalii College Principal Joseph Ole Lenku as Cabinet Secretary, Interior and Coordination of National Government.

Former assistant minister Kazungu Kambi is the Cabinet Secretary nominee, Labour, Social Security and Services.

"I have subsequently forwarded the names to Parliament for approval," said President Kenyatta.

The nomination of Mr Ole Lenku and Mr Kambi sees President Kenyatta complete his Cabinet line-up of 18 ministries. 

The two will be vetted by the Committee on Appointments, which will then table its report before the National Assembly.

The Plenary will deliberate on the report and vote to approve or reject the nominees. 

If approved, the names will be sent to President Kenyatta for formal appointment. 

However, if MPs reject the nomination of Mr Ole Lenku and Mr Kambi, the Head of State will nominate two candidates for the positions afresh........Daily Nation Reports

President Uhuru Kenyatta asks ICC to postpone trial to January 2014

President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked the International Criminal Court to move his trial date moved to January 2014.

In his application to the trial judges, President Uhuru has said his defence team needs more time to investigate the “credibility and substantive allegations made by five prosecution witnesses whose identities and unredacted transcripts have still not been disclosed” to the defence.

Both President Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto are accused of crimes against humanity following the chaos that followed the flawed general elections in 2007. The President’s trial is scheduled to start on July 9 of this year.

Deputy President Ruto had also asked the ICC  postpone his trial date to November at the earliest. Ruto’s trial at the Hague was scheduled to start on May 28 but was postponed by the trial judges until a status conference that began on Monday.

At the status conference Ruto’s defence team was challenged to explain why the trial should be postponed to November and why he should be allowed to attend some of the proceedings through video link.

On Tuesday the Deputy President made an historic appearance before ICC judges to negotiate his physical absence from the trial. 

Together with his co-accused Joshua Sang, Ruto became the first Deputy President to appear before Hague - based court in what his lawyer Karim Khan described as a testimony to his “exemplary record of cooperation” with the court......Courtesy of Kenyan daily express

President uhuru Kenyatta Attends World Economic Forum In South Africa: Picture Speak

President Uhuru Kenyatta Travelled to South Africa to attend and participate in World Economic Forum (WEF) meet.

Picture Speak.

President Lands in South Africa For World Economic Forum Meeting

Uhuru addressing delegates attending the World Economic Forum

Uhuru Kenyatta Having A word with the former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Fraser and other delegates during the World Economic Forum on Africa at Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa.

Being introduced to a delegate by the moderator Borge Brende at the Speaker's Lounge during the World Economic Forum on Africa at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa.

Uhuru Kenyatta met with President Jacob Zuma when Zuma paid him a courtesy call at Kenyatta's residential hotel on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa.

Feedback on The London Somali Summit - By President Uhuru Kenyatta

With H.E William Hague, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom

The London Conference on Somalia has agreed on the need for the international community to support the Somalia Federal Government’s plans in security, justice and public financial management. In a communiqué issued at the end of a one-day conference on Somalia, participants also agreed on several measures to be taken in order to assist the Horn of Africa country in its reconstruction and stabilization efforts. 

The conference which took place at Lancaster in the United Kingdom was co-hosted by the UK and Somalia and attended by 54 friends and partners of Somalia including Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta. On the issue of refugees, the conference endorsed the tripartite dialogue initiated by the Somali and Kenyan governments alongside UNHCR to develop a framework for sustainable returns and looked forward to the forthcoming conference in Nairobi. On security, the leaders attending the conference agreed to support the implementation of the Federal Government’s security plans through existing structures. 

They resolved to coordinate their assistance under a Federal Government-led co-ordination mechanism. The conference also welcomed the extension of AMISOM's mandate for a further year in UN Security Council Resolution 2093. 

Noting the partial suspension of the arms embargo as recognition of political progress, the conference urged the Federal Government of Somalia to fulfil its obligations by providing safeguards to protect Somalia’s citizens and neighbours. Acknowledging the Somalia Federal Government’s Maritime Resource and Security Strategy, the leaders commended the Somalis and international partners for the progress made in combating piracy over the last one year. In this regard, they reiterated their determination to work with Somalia to eradicate piracy and other maritime crimes and expressed their support for the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to establish an internationally- recognised Somali waters which will help it protect its abundant maritime resources and revitalise economic activities as well as end toxic dumping and illegal fishing. 

 On the political front, the leaders reaffirmed their support for building capacity in democratic institutions throughout Somalia, beginning with support for local elections in Puntland next month. In this connection, the conference noted the progress on forming regional administrations and encouraged the regions to work closely with the Federal Government to form a cohesive national polity consistent with the provisional constitutional. 

On justice and policing, the conference welcomed the Somalia Federal Government’s vision for equal access for all to a robust, impartial and effective justice system. In this regard, the leaders committed to support the Somali Government’s establishment of an effective and secure

In A meeting With Kenyans Living in The UK

criminal justice system, including the establishment and maintenance of prisons to boost Somalia’s ability to tackle terrorism in a human rights-compliant manner and reduce the threat from Al Shabaab in the long-term. 

In public financial management, the conference committed to coordinate assistance using the structure set out by the Government of Somalia. In line with the outcomes of the G8 Foreign Ministers’ meeting, the leaders welcomed the re-engagement of the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund with the Federal Government of Somalia.

Uhuru Kenyatta Set To Meet Chinese, German and France Leaders as He receives Special Invitation To World Economic Forum In South Africa

Uhuru Kenyatta, The Kenya's President who currently is in London seems to have a busy diary if the preceding occasions and events are anything to go with. barely a day after the President set his foot in London, Letter has been received at Statehouse Inviting him to World Economic Forum in South Africa.

Uhuru who is expected back on Wednesday is scheduled to attend the burial of Makueni Senator; The late Hon. Mutula Kilonzo who is set to be buried on Thursday.

On Friday, the president is expected to leave for south Africa for world economic forum meeting. It is at the meeting where He is expected to meet with the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President Francois Hollande who have all confirmed their attendance to the meet.

Uhuru Kenyatta in London - Picture Speak

Delegates Meeting In Progress

More Delegates Arriving For The Meeting

How Son of Jomo Arrived at The Lancaster House for The Meeting

President Yoweri Museveni was Equally in Attendance

President Uhuru Kenyatta Arriving in an Official Presidentail Car

More Delegates Arriving For The Conference

Part of The Delegates At The Lancaster Meeting - Notably Somali President on the Far right

President Uhuru Kenyatta Making a Presentation at The Lancaster Meet

Preident of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta arrives for the Somalia Conference held at Lancaster House in London, Tuesday May 7

Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga Both Lost The Last General Elections: A Poll By Two US Political Scientists Reveal

Courtesy Of Kenya Daily Express

A survey of Kenyan voters exiting polling places for the March 4 election shows a statistical tie between Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, with both candidates receiving about 41 per cent of the vote.
 

The so-called exit poll was conducted by two US political scientists and included about 6000 Kenyan voters. The results captured on this video link were released at a Washington think-tank forum on Thursday.

The exit poll showed Mr Odinga receiving 40.9 per cent of votes and Mr Kenyatta 40.6 per cent, with support for other candidates accounting for some of the remainder. Nearly 12 per cent of the Kenyans included in the survey refused to indicate for whom they had voted in the presidential race.

The results represent "a statistical tie" between the two top vote-getters due to the survey's margin of error, the pollsters said. One of the pollsters, Harvard University vitiating professor James Long, acknowledged under sharp questioning from the audience that the margin of error could be as high as three per cent. But even taking account of various statistical uncertainties, Prof Long said, "There is no reasonable assumption that gets either candidate to 50 per cent."

For example, the contention that Mr Kenyatta benefited from a comparatively much higher turnout in Kikuyu-dominated parts of the country was shown through the exit poll to be "a myth," Prof Long declared.

He and his colleague, Prof Clark Gibson of the University of California at San Diego, declined to identify precise causes for the discrepancy between their survey's results and the outcome certified by the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission. 

The official result showed Mr Kenyatta winning slightly more than 50 percent and thus avoiding a second-round runoff.

The pollsters have "no evidence of people stuffing ballots" or buying votes, Prof Long said.

"Why should somebody believe the results of the election are invalid?" a member of the audience asked. Prof Long suggested, "Because people broke the law when they counted votes." Prof Long said at the outset of his presentation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies that exit polls are "immune" to ballot stuffing or technological breakdowns.

Data from the survey also indicated that both Mr Odinga and Mr Kenyatta enjoyed overwhelming support from their respective ethnic groups. Mr Kenyatta received 83 per cent of the Kikuyu vote, according to the exit poll, while Mr Odinga got 94 per cent of the Luo vote, the survey indicated. Among Kalenjin included in the poll, 74 per cent voted for Mr Kenyatta and 11 percent for Mr Odinga. 

For Kamba who took part in the survey, the breakdown was 63 per cent for Mr Odinga and 12 per cent for Mr Kenyatta.

Overall, "there seems to be some loosening of ethnic identification" with particular candidates, Prof Long suggested. In response to a survey question asking participants to name the most important issue behind their choice, most cited either the economy or employment.

Very few voters identified tribalism, land or the cases before the International Criminal Court as the most important issues in the election.

President Uhuru Kenyatta's Speech at the 21st Extra-Ordinary Summit Of IGAD

SPEECH BY H.E. UHURU KENYATTA, C.G.H., PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA ON THE OCCASION OF THE 21st EXTRA-ORDINARY SUMMIT OF IGAD HEADS OF STATEAND GOVERNMENT, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 3RD MAY, 2013

Your Excellency Ato Hailemariam Desalegn,
Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Chairperson of
IGAD,
Excellencies Dear Colleagues,
Distinguished Delegates,

Allow me to express my appreciation to the Government and people of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for the warm reception and hospitality that has been accorded to me and my delegation since our arrival in this beautiful country.

Further, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to IGAD for sending the Ministerial Good Will Mission to Kenya 3 days ahead of the election of 4th March, 2013,demonstrating, yet again, the region’s solidarity to its Member States. The successful outcome of our election is undoubtedly your success too. It is a demonstration of the desire and ability of our region to deepen and strengthen our governance.

I also take this opportunity to reiterate my gratitude to my colleagues and other dignitaries who attended my inauguration to the Presidency on April 9, 2013. I truly value your kind words and best wishes offered to me, my Government and country on that auspicious occasion.

Excellencies,
Since taking over the leadership mantle in Kenya, I have held several consultative meetings on the situation in Somalia. In this regard, I take this opportunity to thank H.E. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Government of Somalia for honoring my invitation to visit Kenya on Saturday, 27th April, 2013. During that visit, we held very fruitful discussions aimed at consolidating our common bilateral and regional efforts on the stabilization of Somalia. It is my hope that this Summit will give impetus to the momentum that has been achieved so far.

Excellencies,
The convening of this Extra-Ordinary IGAD Summit to discuss Somalia and the strengthening of IGAD comes at a critical moment in the stabilization, reconstruction and recovery efforts of Somalia. The Summit also takes place ahead of the London Conference on Somalia on 7th May, 2013, the Tokyo meeting on Somalia on 31st May, 2013, the Brussels Conference on Somalia on 16th September, 2013 and the proposed Conference on Somali refugees to be Co-Chaired by Kenya and Somalia. This is an indication of the great importance that we in IGAD and the international community attach to peace and stability in Somalia and the region as a whole. 

The recent positive political and security developments in Somalia have opened a window of opportunity for lasting peace in Somalia. Somalia is on course, now more than ever, of stabilizing and realizing lasting peace. 

 Excellencies,
The Al Shabaab remains a major threat to Somalia and regional stability. Our stabilization efforts should, therefore, focus on securing Somalia and the region from this menace. Towards this end, the rebuilding and reforming of the Somali security sector will form an essential part of the stabilization process. The reform of the Somali security sector should be holistic, inclusive, logically sequenced and prioritized. The reform should take into consideration the need for a systematic integration of the various armed militias that are currently engaged on both sides of the anti-Al-Shabaab war and the orderly reception of Al-Shabaab deserters as well as their rehabilitation, re-training and integration into the security forces.

Excellencies,
Distinguished delegates,
Following the lifting of the arms embargo on Somalia through the UN Security Council Resolution 2093 of (2013), Kenya calls for measures to prevent diversion of arms into wrong hands and to ensure compliance with international norms and standards. The Somalia Government needs to guarantee states in the region that the lifting of the arms embargo will not lead to the illegal acquisition of dangerous arms by potentially renegade forces. Kenya has legitimate security concerns as some armed elements emanating from Somalia have infiltrated refugee camps from where they target and undertake attacks on Kenyan Security Forces and civilians.

Kenya recognizes that there can be no prospects for sustainable development in Somalia without political stability. In this regard, Kenya supports ongoing efforts by the Somalia Government to set up governance structures and institutions in line with the Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia. We encourage the Somalia Government to embrace national peace-building and inclusivity of the diverse people of Somalia so as to realize a united, secure and prosperous Somalia. In this endevour, I assure that Kenya is committed to provide technical support to the Federal Government of Somalia.  

Excellencies,
Now that peace and normalcy is returning to the country, it is essential that all her populations are brought on board on the various stabilization programmes. Somalis living outside Somalia should not suffer exclusion simply because they were forced out by insecurity. I urge the people of Somalia across the world to support and participate in the reconstruction and re-establishment of governance and socio-economic infrastructures in their country.

Towards this end, Kenya will embark on consultations with the Somalia Government and other players especially the UNHCR, to develop modalities for safe and orderly return and resettlement of Somali refugees. This will culminate in the organisation of an international conference on the safe return of Somali refugees co-chaired by Kenya and Somalia. I urge Your Excellencies to support this initiative.
 

Excellencies,
Kenya recognizes the centrality of IGAD in the concerted efforts to secure lasting peace and stability in Somalia and the Horn of Africa at large. Indeed, our organization remains the singular guarantor of peace and security in our region. Peace in Somalia translates to peace in Kenya and our region as a whole. I urge for a strong reaffirmation of our common resolve to eliminate all negative forces to peace and stability in Somalia. We need to strengthen regional and multilateral efforts to fully realize sustainable peace and security in our region.
 

I wish to acknowledge IGAD member states and all AMISOM troop contributing countries and Ethiopia for the sacrifices we continue to make to help the Somali people retain their rightful place among the community of nations. As I emphasized in my inauguration speech, Kenya is committed to the noble goal of a peaceful, stable and prosperous region. In this regard, I reiterate my pledge to work with the international community to strengthen the IGAD and the African Union peace process in Somalia. This is because a stable and prosperous Somalia is in the interest of all nations.

In concluding, Excellencies, let me reaffirm Kenya’s commitment to the search for peace and stability in Somalia. I will continue to work closely with the Federal Republic of Somalia, IGAD member states and the international community, to nurture sufficient conditions for reconstructing and developing the liberated areas and for stability in Somalia and the region as a whole. I further urge for a stronger and united approach among all IGAD Member States in the spirit of collective commitment to secure peace and security in our region.

I thank you.

The Kenyan ' OTONGLO' Boy Earns Full Education Scholarship and 'Adoption' Rights From H.E Uhuru Kenyatta

'I have today offered full education sponsorship up to the university level to Daniel Owira when he visited me at State House. He is now one of my sons and will give me his report form at the end of every term.' .. H.E Uhuru Kenyatta

 

Source: Presidential Press Service.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has offered full education sponsorship to Daniel Owira, the form two Highway Secondary School student who moved the audience to tears during the Kenya National Drama Festival State concert in Mombasa.

H.E Uhuru Kenyatta Giving Owira a Tour of State House

Speaking when he meet Daniel at State House Nairobi today, President Kenyatta said he will pay for his school fees up to and including the university level.

The President said he will be monitoring closely the education progress of the Highway Secondary School student. “You are now one of my sons. Make sure you give me your report form every end of the term,” President Kenyatta said.
 

Kenyatta & Owira In Mombasa - During Drama gala Performance.

Saying he will move Daniel out of the slums and enroll him as a boarder in his current school, the Head of State urged Daniel to aim at developing his acting talents as he pursues his education.

Said the President: “As I educate you, make sure you do well but do not stop your theatrical work and co-curricular activities.”

The President also assured Daniel’s mother Ms Rose Owiyo that he will revive and revitalize her business. President Kenyatta added that he will support Daniel’s elder sister Susan who works as a volunteer assisting girls in the slums.

After the meeting, President Kenyatta conducted Daniel on a tour of State House.


Decision Times Kenya wishes to salute H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta for that kind and humble gesture. It is a personal demonstration of the 'human feeling' within the President's heart that can push a royal man to reach out to the less fortunate. In the fullness of time, God will abundantly reward you. God bless you and God bless Kenya.