PRESIDENT Kibaki prefers that elections should be held in December, according to some of his family members and close confidants. Kibaki, according to multiple sources, wants to avoid any controversy that could follow the expiry of his second five year term on December 31, 2012. “Mzee has made it clear that he wants to finish his term, hand over and proceed to his new Solio ranch soon after,” said a Kibaki confidant.
The President would apparently prefer to have wants elections held well before Christmas this year so that Kenya have a new President by January. “Officially he is consulting with many relevant people before meeting Prime Minister Raila Odinga later to discuss the possibility of dissolving the coalition by around October so that elections can be held in December,” said another associate close to the head of state.
The ‘Solio’ property is the former Sasini Estate and was formerly used for growing coffee and rearing grade cows. The **1,000-acre farm is situated near Mweiga town on the Nyeri-Nyahururu Highway in Kieni West district. A palatial Sh500 million home **with an airstrip has been constructed there. Kibaki also has homes in Nairobi’s Muthaiga and Othaya, 25 kilometres from Mweiga. The First Family also has a 1,700-acre Rware farm in Narumoru town in Kieni East.
Kibaki can expect a luxurious life in retirement with 38 servants paid by the public. He will collect a Sh17 million lump sum gratuity from government and will receive a Sh950,000 tax-free monthly pension, a housing allowance of Sh300,000, Sh300,000 as electricity, water and telephone allowances; and a further Sh200,000 monthly as entertainment allowance. He will also be entitled to two four-wheel drive cars.
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