Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta says there is a lot to learn from the ANC, as it has managed to keep itself together for 106 years. Kenyatta addressed the media together with newly elected ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa after the two men met in the coastal town of East London ahead of the ANC’s January statement, which is to be delivered by Ramaphosa on Saturday. Kenyatta congratulated Ramaphosa for his "victory" of being elected as ANC president in December. "I want to take the opportunity to congratulate them for the unity they have kept, and in the manner they have guided this country from the days of the struggle to the new SA we see today," Kenyatta said. "We have a lot to learn from a party that has held it down for 106 years," he said, adding that the ANC is now part and parcel of transformation in SA but also on the continent. He said the message of unity that Ramaphosa has been delivering is one that resonates well, not only with South Africans but also with other parties on...
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