I Will Retire in 2022, President Kenyatta Says
President Kenyatta says he will retire from politics once his second and final term in office expires in 2022.
In an interview with CNN's Richard Quest, Kenyatta says he is not interested in amending the Constitution to extend his stay in power despite calls by a section of the political class to extend his term.
“Your term of office ends in 2022. You have said the Constitution prevents you from standing again. Are you trying to going to try and seek to change the Constitution?” Quest asks President Kenyatta who responds with an emphatic “No.”
“I am not interested,” adds President Kenyatta.
The President explains that the push for referendum by a group of political leaders is about reducing the cost of running government and not extending his tenure.
“People are talking about Constitutional change not necessarily that they are desirous for the president to seek a third term but because of issues related to the cost of running this Constitution,” says Kenyatta.
His sentiments come a day after a section of leaders from Mt Kenya region said they will seek to introduce changes to the law to create a Prime Minister position for President Kenyatta.
Led by Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang'ata, the leaders say President Uhuru is 'too young' to retire in 2022.
The leaders converged for a parliamentary group meeting in Naivasha on Monday and creating a post for Kenyatta is said to be one of the agenda of the retreat.
Comments (3)
How about you retire now? Why wait until 2022? What do you have to show for the six years?
I will list your achievements
- runaway debts
- runaway corruption
- runaway job loss
- runaway police killing of innocent kenyans
- runaway road accidents
- runaway increase in price of unga
- runaway increase in price of kerosene
- runaway increase in taxation
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Thank you Uhuru for saying what every Mwananchi expects. We expect you yo retire and follow the already set footsteps by President Moi and President Kibaki. We need you and everyone else to follow the constitution so Kenya can have new leadership, new thinking. No matter how good the leadership is, change is good and always welcome. Just make sure your legacy includes reducing those governors and thereby reduce the cost of government to the common mwananchi. Also, during your time corruption has gone through the roof. Cub corruption, stop mortgaging Kenyans and posterity. Make sure Kenyans are able to feed themselves and provide for their own basic needs. Then retire and leave Kenya to the next leader. God give Kenya leaders and not politicians. God help Kenya!!