 President Wade later appointed Kâ to the government as Minister of State for Maritime Economy and International Maritime Transport on April 21, 2004.He and the URD supported Wade's bid for re-election in the February 2007 presidential election, and Kâ claimed that his party made a decisive contribution to Wade's victory in the first round.In the June 2007 parliamentary election, Kâ was elected to the National Assembly on a departmental list of the Sopi Coalition.