Thursday, January 3, 2013

Kiyiapi set to get delegates nod to contest presidency



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Prof James Ole Kiyiapi during the launch of his presidential bid at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi on April 22, 2012. Photo/STEPHEN MUDIARI
Prof James Ole Kiyiapi during the launch of his presidential bid at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi on April 22, 2012. He is set to be endorsed as the Restore and Build Kenya (RBK) presidential candidate on January 4, 2012 
By JOHN NJAGI jnjagi@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted  Thursday, January 3  2013 at  11:08
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Former Education permanent secretary James Ole Kiyiapi is set to be endorsed as the Restore and Build Kenya (RBK) presidential candidate on Friday.
Prof Kiyiapi is expected to accept the RBK's nomination during the the party’s National Delegates Conference (NDC) at Ufungamano House, Nairobi.
He is also widely expected to name a running mate with speculation that it would be a woman, but the party has not been categorical on the issue.
The party’s chief executive officer Okotch Mondoh said no other aspirant had come forward to challenge Prof Kiyiapi.
"We shall do the nominations for the RBK presidential ticket holder at Ufungamano House and we expect Prof Kiyiapi to be the party flagbearer because no one else has applied for that position," Mr Mondoh said in a statement Thursday.
"There will be international and local observers as well as key stakeholders to witness this turning point event."
Over 384 delegates drawn from the 47 counties set to endorse the former PS, who says his administration will end the status quo.
The party also announced that it would launch “Operation Okoa Nchi” at the same event, which promises to alleviate people’s suffering by creating jobs to check poverty.
Mr Mondoh said the party symbolises a struggle to liberate the country from the shackles of impunity, mediocrity and corruption.
Prof Kiyiapi is one of the few presidential aspirants that have resisted the move to join coalitions with other political parties to from strong alliances ahead of the General Election two months away.
The former Education PS has dismissed some of the alliances as tribal and aimed at maintaining the status quo.

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