President Kenyatta says he will retire from politics once his second and final term in office expires in 2022.
In an interview with CNN's Richard Quest, Kenyatta says he is not interested in amending the Constitution to extend his stay in power despite calls by a section of the political class to extend his term.
“Your term of office ends in 2022. You have said the Constitution prevents you from standing again. Are you trying to going to try and seek to change the Constitution?” Quest asks President Kenyatta who responds with an emphatic “No.”
“I am not interested,” adds President Kenyatta.
The President explains that the push for referendum by a group of political leaders is about reducing the cost of running government and not extending his tenure.
“People are talking about Constitutional change not necessarily that they are desirous for the president to seek a third term but because of issues related to the cost of running this Constitution,” says Kenyatta.
His sentiments come a day after a section of leaders from Mt Kenya region said they will seek to introduce changes to the law to create a Prime Minister position for President Kenyatta.
Led by Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang'ata, the leaders say President Uhuru is 'too young' to retire in 2022.
The leaders converged for a parliamentary group meeting in Naivasha on Monday and creating a post for Kenyatta is said to be one of the agenda of the retreat.
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