Political life
Peter Kenneth was first elected a Member of Parliament for Gatanga Constituency in December 2002 on a National rainbow coalition ticket. [5] He held this seat up to 2013 general elections where he vied for presidency. His constituency was voted the best managed in Kenya,during his tenure.
Started January 2013:Member of Kenya National Congress
Started 2012:Coalition Member of The Eagle Coalition
Started January 2013:party leader of Kenya National Congress
2011- 4 March 2013:Aspirant President of Kenya
2008 –2012:Member of Parliament for Gatanga
2007 –14 January 2013:Member of Party of National Unity
2008 to 2012:Assistant Minister,Ministry of State for Planning,National Development and Vision 2030.
Dec 2005–2007:Member of National Rainbow Coalition
2003 –2007:Member of Parliament for Gatanga
Nov 2003–2005:Assistant Minister of Finance –Monetary,Fiscal &Investment Affairsof Cabinet
2013 Presidential bid
He was the first presidential aspirant to release his manifesto for the 2013 Kenyan general election. During the launch,he said he would vie on a Kenya National Congress party ticket. The thirteen key areas that he promised to address if elected for the president of Kenya were:i) National security,ii) food security,iii) employment infrastructure,iv) health care,v) education,vi) tourism,vii) slum upgrade,viii) water,ix) agriculture,x) diaspora,xi) environment and xii) manufacturing. [7]
He was the first Kenyan presidential aspirant with no African name. His constituents have in the past called him muthungu (a white man in Kikuyu language) for the reason that if he calls for a meeting to start at 7am,it will start precisely at 7am and not later. [8]
He formed a working coalition with Hon. Raphael Tuju of Party of Action and reached out to like-minded presidential aspirants to take on the leading coalitions of CORD and Jubilee. This coalition was expected to be the third force in the elections and provide an alternative for the electorate. He eventually settled on Ronald Osumba as his running mate.
He indicated that most of his KSh.300 million/= (about US$3.4 million) campaign financing came from small contributors –the largest single donation standing at KSh.1 million/= (about US$11,400). [9]
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