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conscience of the country and,
FROM PAGE 1 bring ahcut desired changes
We need to be heard but not
that
a
fresh
political
initiative
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necessarilY to elite
Mr Muite did riotattend the gy over the c oming months will
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function,
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off than litany of its neighbours,
ex istingOpposition dueto
we were.
shuence of princishari
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Among i tie of national con- oar people shotld be equally exittIed to respectfuL efficient and
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and p(ifive brutalil. . cli gra rut1
By PATRICK NGUGI
Internationally acclaimed conservationist
Richard Leakey made a
dramatic entry into politics yesterday when he
ed several Opposition
ictivists to outline the
vision of the new political party announced by
Kikuyu MP Paul Muite
several weeks ago.
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a new political initiative.
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with others, not to oppose for the come
commonplace'
added
"WhY
should we they
the people,
sake of opposition.
We
should
support
but
not the tax payers, not have answers
or
compete
f
through unnecessary
confronts- to our questions? Where does the
tions, abuse and cheap politics, revenue collected on our behalf
whys
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youths were be ng ch ated of
hjt otatni t Sa l the party
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In a strong statement read
He said the name of the party
• would be announced as soon as
registration formalities were
completed.
Dr Leakey, who was flanked by
Nairobi lawyer Gitobu Imanyara,
and two FORD Kenya MPs,
Kiraitu Murungi (Imenti South)
and Farah Maalim (Lagdera) said
he was making the announcement on behalf of "a much larger
number of people who believe
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Lawyer Gitobu Iniaiiyara, I.gki;Ior Fu .di Maaiiiii (Lagdera MI'), fornier I)ireetor of the Kenya
Wildlife Service Dr Richard Leakey and the MP for Imenti South, Mr Kiraitu Murungi, after Dr
Leakey read a statement on the proposed political party. In the background are Mr Kimani
Rugendo, Mr Ntai wa Nkuraru and IawyerMuturi Kigano. (Picture by NOOR KHAMIS)
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Asked
by
Reuters
rii
executive
officer of the
Mwangazu Trust, Mr Ntai wa
Nkurara.
Dr I,ettl,ey headed the Kettva
Wildlife Sorvice until he resigited
his list t y earagoafter Iteieg
attacked by Governnient nib
ciuls, It mis the first he had had
iiihlicly addressed the coitcerits
of urditiarv Kenyans - signifying
an olliciaf break from the coont ry's leads rsfttp, with whore he
had long enloyed close ties.
for cornmeet, letormation and Broadcasting Minister Johnstone
Makau conceded the Govern- meet had difficulty in providing
the servicesit ought to render to
Kenyans - but blamed this on
the structural adjustment Ceforms enforced by foreign donors.
"We have had problems, but
we haveriever reached a situation
where one can say services were
completely run down. Governmeltt is cimmitted to welfare of
all Kenyans,” he said,
"Leakey or anyone else can
form orjc.in any group they like."