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No power can be given. It is bestowed on the holder by the people in an open contest, Kamotho said.
He said basic tenets for democracy demanded that every post, including that of a cattle dip in rural areas, be contested
openly to determine the winners. Defiant as ever, Kamotho said there is nothing like dishing out Kanu seats in a boardroom
when it comes to democracy. EA Standard
The degazettement was simply a ruse to legitimise it. Among those named as owning large chunks of forest land are President
Moi, the present Environment Minister Joseph Kamotho, and former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta. Mr Kamotho has denied any
knowledge of this. http://www.survival-international.org/ogieknews020211.htm
Speaking in Kikuyu, Mr Kamotho said : "Kanu Ni Mugumo Uria Utomaga (Kanu is like the fig tree that never dries up)".
He urged the Gikuyu, Embu, Meru and Kamba communities not to repeat the mistake they made in the multi-party era. http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/04112000/News/News53.html
The leaders were reacting to Kamothos remarks last weekend that Kanu was working on a plan to weaken DP in Central Province
ahead of the next General Election. Kamotho had further announced that a vigorous campaign had already started to ensure that
DP became history in the province. I will camp in Central Province purposely to campaign against Mr Mwai Kibakis party, he
declared, adding: We are going to make sure that DP does not get a single seat in this region. Democratic Party Website Toka
Gizani
Kamotho said The poor state of the region's economy is the fault of the Democratic Party, he said, whose politics is confrontational
and full of propaganda. Shrugging off Mr Kamotho's announcement, Mr Kibaki said: "His (Kamothos) statement shows a frustrated
person trying to revive his standing in the nation. DP is an established party not only in Central Province, but countrywide.
Nobody can threaten it." Democratic Party Website Toka Gizani
If Hon. Kamotho is being used by others to bring the succession struggle in KANU to the region, he must think that the
people have forgotten his diehard execution of the failed 8-4-4 system while minister of education and the irreparable damage
his friends caused to the economy through the series of 'goldenberg' scandals. Democratic Party Website Toka Gizani
Kamotho, who is the minister for education, referred to the community (Luhya) as ``cooks and watchmen", a derogatory
stereotype against the Luhya community commonly used in small talk and exchanges among ordinary folks like on football terraces
and among factory workers. The Weekly Review
Kamotho announced that Kanu will field candidates in all the 220 constituencies and civic wards, with or without a boycott
of the election. He said the governing party was far from being scared by unwarranted calls emanating from frustrated politicians
driven by narrow and selfish political ambitions. EA standard
Meanwhile, Kamotho yesterday tore into his Cabinet colleagues Sharrif Nassir and Raila saying the two should shut up as
they know nothing about the operations of Kanu, http://www.eastandard.net/eahome/story25012002005.htm
The Local Government minister said political seats in a multi-party democracy should be filled "competitively and
individuals concerned left to elect leaders." NATION, March 20, 2002
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