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Uhuru Kenyatta

Former President, Kenya

Search every verified Uhuru Kenyatta interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of Kenya, appeared in Kitale on August 23, 2026, at an event commemorating the 23rd anniversary of Michael Kijana Wamalwa, where he joined opposition leaders including Kalonzo Musyoka, Matiang'i, and Wamalwa. In his remarks, Kenyatta described Wamalwa as a friend and a gentleman who was not a man of war, and he spoke about the importance of democratic ideals, saying Kenyans have the wisdom to choose their leaders and that there is no need to force any Kenyan. He also stated that preventing others from holding meetings would set Kenya back and that the country should move forward, while urging unity among leaders and citizens. Kenyatta also delivered a speech at the closing ceremony of Ethiopia’s National Dialogue in Addis Ababa, where he described Ethiopia as an ancient African civilization and the epicenter of African self-determination. He praised the country’s diversity and called for dialogue as a path to peace, saying that no political disagreement is worth the cost of violence and that Africa’s development blueprint cannot be imported from abroad but must be written in its own capitals, parliaments, villages, and hearts. He also recounted his experience of the 2002 election defeat by NARC, stating that he accepted the outcome as an order from the citizens of Kenya and maintained no hostility toward his political opponents.

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“We are a democratic society and those democratic ideals we fought for hard by the man amongst others who we honor today. And we cannot accept to go back. Will you accept to go back? If it is to ask for votes, let's ask peacefully. Kenyans have the wisdom to know. If they say they want Kalonzo, it's Kalonzo. If they say they want Ruto, it's Ruto. If they say they want Matiang'i, it's Matiang'i. If they say they want S”

“Hii mambo ya kuzuia wengine kufanya mikutano, ya kufanya nini, ya kufanya nini, ni kurudisha Kenya nyuma. na tunataka kusonga mbele.”

“The blueprint for our development cannot be imported in a briefcase from abroad. It is written here in our capitals, in our parliaments, in our villages, and in the hearts of our people.”

“When Ethiopia chooses peace, trade routes open, economy steady, and our shared borders grow more secure. When Ethiopia embraces dialogue, the whole continent gains confidence, and those who insist that Africa is a place of perpetual crisis are quietly answered. Because we cannot have a prosperous continent where the heart of Africa is in distress.”

“watu wanapiga kelele kwa sababu wanasema jameni mimi ni mtu ambaye mshahara wangu kwa mwezi ni shilingi 20,000 hiyo 20 800 inaenda kwa petroli pekee yake kwa matatu kwenda na kurudi nyumbani 12000 inaenda kwa nyumba ambayo nimekodesha nimebaki na 2000 ya kulisha watoto wangu na kuwapeleka shule hiyo ndio shida ongelesha shida hapana ongea mambo ya kabila na ya nini”

“When we look at AI especially all these are technologies that are going to completely revolutionize how we do, how we work, how we move, how we think. Be at the forefront, lead the way.”

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