NARC Kenya

When Narc kenya was launched, many dismissed it as another reincarnation of DP or a "GEMA" based political party, but time has proved that, thats not the case because Narc kenya has the support from almost all the corners of the country and infact its a force to reckon with given the people behind it. Apart from narc,kanu, ford kenya and ford people,Narc kenya is the fifth biggest political party in parliament because it has three parliamentarians who were elected during the by-elections,somitimes last year following the deaths of five mps involved in a plane crash. If there are people or persons who have been in the front line in populising and selling Narc kenya, its Hon. Beth Mugo, Hon. Danson Mungatana and Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri.I do credit them because they have done alot for the party and especially during that period when by-elections were held. Narc kenya, is believed to be the vehicle in which the incumbent president, Mwai Kibaki is going to ride on during this year's general elections,even if Mwai Kibaki has not come out openly and say that, in did that is the party he gonna use.There are some fears within Kibaki supporters who believes that, he might stich with the original narc, thus making Narc kenya irrelevant.In 1997, some politicians allied to Kenneth Matiba,formed a splitter group from Ford Asili after Matiba rocked horns with martin Shikuku, who was the secretary general of ford Asili.Kimani wa Nyoike, found himself alone after Matiba disowned him, and infact there is that fear within kibaki supporters. As narc kenya is trying to potray itself as a formidable force in kenyan politics, many questions are also raised in the way its being run.The most intriguing issue is how some mps associated with the party are trying to block the aspirants from joining the top decision making body of the party.By doing so, the party may loose alot of support from young and progressive citizens who want to energise the party.Another serious issue which has torn the party, is whether the party should hold elections or not. Some are arguing that, this being an election year,the party may face alot of defections if elections were held, but those who belong to that school of thought are the mps,who want automatic nominations.Personally, the party should hold elections for it to be seen as democratic and not just like a club of some elites who are trying to hang on power without giving in space to some new blood. Narc kenya, claims also to be the party of the common mwananchi, but given the amount of money which is charged for one to have platinum card, it makes one feel like that its the party of the rich.Unless such issues are addressed properly, many citizens will not be in a position to exercise democracy within Narc Kenya. While majority of kenyans want to see president Kibaki re-elected,some of the leading members in his campaign team will be his biggest obstacle because they are fighting only for their own survival not the well being of the country.Narc kenya should not sit and wait for the ODM kenya, to split so as to gain political milieage but instead at the moment,there should be a secretariat in place,fully effective otherwise, Narc kenya would face the same song like what happened during referedumn.Kibaki troops ought to be under one central command unit, but given the current situation in narc kenya, all is not well and more should be done so as to see president Kibaki being re-elected.

Githuku Wa Muirani




Narc-Kenya is a political movement founded on the Vision and Ideal of one Kenya, One Nation, One people