Kenya's Opposition Team up With Dissidents

World | October 14, 2002, Monday // 00:00

Kenya's main opposition parties have teamed up with dissidents from the ruling party and are promising to field a single candidate in presidential elections due in December. They announced what is being termed a super alliance, called the National Rainbow Coalition, at a large rally in the centre of Nairobi. Earlier on Monday, the ruling party in Kenya, Kanu, endorsed Uhuru Kenyatta, as its official candidate for the elections. The 41 year old - the son of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta - has the backing of the current President, Daniel arap Moi, who is due to retire after 24 years in power.

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