Kimani Ichung’wah commends Uhuru for resigning as Azimio chair
By Mary Ouko, December 11, 2022
Majority leader Kimani Ichung’wah has commended former President Uhuru Kenyatta for resigning as Azimio la Umoja One coalition chairman.
Speaking during a church service on Sunday, December 11, 2022, Ichung’wa lauded the act terming it a good move.
“I’ve read that former president Uhuru wants to resign as Azimio’s chair. That is good news. Although the newspapers are saying that he is resigning so that he gets his pension, he has a lot of money, he doesn’t need that pension,” he said.
Uhuru is set to resign as Azimio’s chairman to focus on his peace project in the East African region.
Jubilee party vice chair David Murathe had earlier announced that the coalition would convene a meeting to announce his exit.
“We will be having a meeting very soon where he will formally resign as the chairman of the Azimio council. Obviously, you cannot have two drivers steering a bus. This vehicle called Azimio now has one driver and that driver is Jakom (Odinga),” Murathe stated.
He added: “He is now above local politics. Going forward, everything is Jakom and the Azimio system. The council will sit and make a decision about who takes up the position but the overall leader of Azimio is now Jakom and there is no ambiguity about it,”
Murathe further stated that Uhuru has remained inactive since Raila lost in the August polls, he cited that he had been busy with his peace assignment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Presidential Retirement Benefits Act, of 2003 states that a retired president cannot hold office in any political party for more than six months after he or she retires from the presidency.
In line with the law, Uhuru has until February 23, 2023, to resign as the Azimio chair in order to enjoy retirement benefits.