I was an ardent supporter of this man but testimonies of those who knew or worked with him paint him in very negative light. Wanyiri Kihoro says Kibaki is 'heartless and mean. He does not have friends in the lower classes'. The Kihoros contributed 16m for the 2002 campaigs yet Kibaki did not even once go to see Mrs Kihoro at the hospital. Muite says he viewd Kibaki as a man living in denial. A man who thinks the poor will spread their poverty to him. Ntimama says Kibaki has few friends. He never even spoke with his ministers!

Spoken like 10 wise-men. Someone needs to study McDoba's footer.

The late Njenga Karume also had a description for him in 2002......a very mean and thankless old man.

Pure capitalist...

that's the kind of a man we need to move this nation. You all saw the difference he made during his presidency were it not for some who pulled him down and opposed everything and anything he did...

Whatever they say, those failures, everywhere I go, from Mombasa to Malaba, from Namanga to Moyale, I see Kibaki. The most visionary leader Kenya has ever had! His private character isn't my concern.

..people who strive for popularity tend to lack the strength inside to be themselves.

The most tribal president Kenya has had...after being voted for 60%+ by Kenyans across the country.

Without a doubt Kibz was better than Moi...atleast infrastructural development was witnessed like never before,FPE is also a major plus...could he have done better?Yes...but to me what he did is enough...I think we have set our standards too low thats the problem,we are ok with average and at times below average...

Although I also feel that Kibaki may have appointed more people from his tribe in government, I think this has been exaggerated. In deciding if this is the case, I would look at the % population of that tribe against the appointments that he made.

But also, how much can those appointments affect the way you feed and cloth your family? What % of tribe mates can benefit directly from a tribe mate president in terms of appointment to government? How badly will all the other tribes fair because of this action? Is government employment the only way we can earn a decent income? What percentage of the working population is employed in government and more in particular, the senior positions where the president can influence? Most people assume that if they have a tribe mate as the President, all their problems will be wiped out.


We fail to look at the most critical things that will affect the general population regardless of the tribe. Is the president helping to create structures and policies that will benefit anyone who is working hard to improve their living standard? Things like helping create demand for goods, services etc and creating infrastructure to facilitate transportation and accessibility are more important because they will affect more people regardless of tribe.

We have no idea who is a good President or a good government because we want to elect a tribe mate thinking that we will get a short cut to resolving our problems. I remember when the economy grey at 7%, some politicians were moving around asking people if they can feel it. Economic growth does not fall down like Maana from heaven and comes looking for someone who is sleeping.

When we consider the planning done under the vision 2030 and how it was institutionalized to make sure that successful governments adopt the plans, and other policies that positively affected the general population and others which will affect the population in the future, we might be able to appreciate Kibaki's work