kenya: Serious Jostling For Vice Presidency Yet To Emerge

Kenya's political theatre has been thrown into disarray, following the death of Vice President Michael Kijana Wamalwa on August 23. It has come at a time when the ruling party, National Rainbow Coalition (NARC), is grappling with a contentious issue of the establishment of a prime ministerial position, as suggested in a draft constitution, which is currently being debated in Nairobi by 629 delegates. It is indeed a head scratching moment for Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki, as he ponders over a tough choice of who will take over Wamalwa's shoes. Already, debate is raging across the country over the possible candidates he is likely to consider. Interestingly, things have taken a tribal dimension, the very aspect that NARC vowed not to subscribe to.