[President Uhuru Kenyatta during a past event. He says that he will respect Kenyan’s decision should they vote him out in August. Photo/Nation]
President Uhuru Kenyatta insists that he will have no reason to cling into power should Kenyans vote him out in August elections.
Uhuru further challenges all participants in elections to concede defeat and move on should the outcome come out against their favour.
In his Madaraka Day speech on Thursday in Nyeri, Uhuru also challenged politicians to preach peace and peaceful coexistence.
“Kenya is bigger than any individual and elections will come and go. As a person, I am ready to accept the outcome in August and should you vote me out, I am ready to move on,” said Uhuru, who is set to face opposition leader Raila Odinga.
He added: “What we want is peace. Let us not incite our people against other communities. We must change the dynamic of our politics.”
While Jubilee is banking on transformation in infrastructure, health, education and energy sectors, opposition team has often accused the government of failing to curb corruption and tribalism in public sectors.
Although the two teams are upbeat of victory, recent opinion polls by Ipsos Synovate put Uhuru at pole position (47%) over Mr Odinga (42%) with only two months to elections.