Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta

Assistant Minister David Sankori was sacked on 20 September for opposing Moi's choice of Uhuru Kenyatta as KANU flagbearer in this year's elections...

Surrounding KANU's dreary headquarters building in central Nairobi were crowds of chanting supporters some shouting allegiance to Moi's chosen successor Uhuru Kenyatta some backing the Rainbow Alliance the KANU dissidents led by George Saitoti and Raila Odinga...

They seem convinced that Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential candidacy will bring them victory and political protection for the foreseeable future (AC Vol 43 No 15)...

Moi and his anointed successor Uhuru Kenyatta want the saviour to 'emerge' by acclamation...

The Kikuyu multi-millionaire Njenga Karume has defected to Uhuru Kenyatta (Kikuyu) from the opposition Democratic Party (DP) which is led by his old friend another Kikuyu Mwai Kibaki (AC Vol 43 No 15)...

But if Uhuru Kenyatta is KANU's presidential candidate Kibaki would have to stand as a Kikuyu against a Kikuyu which could halve his previous support...

Uhuru Kenyatta is enjoying politics...

The merger prompted Moi to demonstrate the new party's inclusiveness by doling out four vice-chairmanships to: Uhuru Kenyatta (Kikuyu); Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi (Luhya); Katana Ngala (Giriama/Coastal); and Kalonzo Musyoka (Kamba)...

The betting is off for an historically neat succession in which President Daniel arap Moi hands over to Uhuru Kenyatta the leadership of the Kenya African National Union; Moi took over when Uhuru's father Jomo Kenyatta first President of independent Kenya died in 1978...

That task might require more experienced hands than either Uhuru Kenyatta or the Western-favoured Wycliff Musalia Mudavadi...

The four new vice-chairmen ­ Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi (Luhya) Uhuru Kenyatta (Kikuyu) Katana Ngala (Giriama/Coastal) and Kalonzo Musyoka (Kamba) ­ have no specific functions other than those Moi assigns them...

The Kikuyu remain solidly against Moi personally and his party resenting especially the token appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta who lost the 1997 election on a KANU ticket by a landslide to a novice...

He has three options: to stay put via a constitutional device; to hand over to KANU's old bruisers such as Nicholas Kipyator Biwott and George Saitoti; or to pass the baton to the younger generation such as Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi and Uhuru Kenyatta...

The strategy emerged during his visit to the United Nations General Assembly last October from discussions with his closest advisors: Joshua Chelego Kulei (personal assistant and relative) Sally Kosgei (civil service head) Hosea Kiplagat (nephew and Cooperative Bank of Kenya boss) Uhuru Kenyatta (in the wings; son of the late President Jomo Kenyatta)...

Orengo and Beth Wambui Mugo (Uhuru Kenyatta's cousin) wants to dissolve all opposition parties and form a single party to face KANU-NDP next year...

For now Moi and Raila will back Local Government Minister Uhuru Kenyatta (Kiambu Kikuyu) as he fights Kamotho (Murang'a Kikuyu) to be KANU secretary general...

Party stalwarts Joseph Kamotho (Kikuyu) Uhuru Kenyatta (Kikuyu) Nicholas Biwott (Kalenjin) and George Saitoti (Maasai) have been told to put all they've got into turning the Kikuyu like the Luo back to KANU...

The weekend after parliament adopted his report Raila Odinga led a 40-vehicle motorcade into Nyeri District in the Kikuyu heartland taking along the late Jomo Kenyatta's son Uhuru Kenyatta a KANU stalwart who lost the parliamentary election to an opposition neophyte in 1997...

Equally Moi has been sounding out Kikuyu views of the succession through KANU Secretary General Joseph Kamotho and Uhuru Kenyatta...