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Post by phil on Apr 24, 2012 9:43:38 GMT 3
Prime Minister Raila Odinga leaves the country today for a four day visit to the US where he will deliver the Commencement Lecture (graduation speech) to the Class of 2012 at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University on Saturday
The University will later confer an honorary degree on the PM.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was founded as a College for Coloured Students.
It opened its doors on October 3, 1887. Today, it remains the premier school among historically black colleges and universities.
Located in Florida's capital city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University remains the only historically black university in the eleven member State University System of Florida. Florida A&M and Kenya have a long history of collaboration. In the 1970s and 1980s, the collaboration was instrumental in developing the Egerton Agricultural College, the modern day Egerton University.
The PM visited FAMU last year and witnessed the signing of an MOU between the institution and the Ramogi Institute of Advanced Technology (RIAT).
The MOU created room for collaboration in various areas between the two institutions and allow exchange programmes for students and academic staff.
The agreement includes collaboration between the two institutions in curricula development and training in engineering, pharmacy, nursing and allied health sciences; environmental science and research collaboration; joint grant writing; and funding for facilities development.
The PM will be accompanied by Higher Education Minister Prof Margaret Kamar and Assistant Minister Magerer Langat.
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Post by amadain on Apr 24, 2012 14:18:14 GMT 3
I'd like to see a video of this. Do you know if it's going to be recorded?
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Post by nereah on Apr 24, 2012 17:03:16 GMT 3
I'd like to see a video of this. Do you know if it's going to be recorded? of course it is going to be recorded. indeed as far as i am concerned it would be streamed live online. |
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Post by phil on Apr 27, 2012 13:25:04 GMT 3
In Pictures: Kenya PM Raila Odinga in Atlanta Georgia Photo 1: A Secret Service Agent opens the door for PM Raila Odinga. /courtesy KIM MEDIA GROUP Photo 2: A secret service agent keeps close watch as the PM exits his SUV/courtesy KIM MEDIA GROUP Photo 3: Ms. Winnie Patta presents flowers to the PM as Kenyan Ambassador to the US, Elkanah Odembo looks on. /courtesy KIM MEDIA GROUP Photo 4: Atlanta business man David Karangu introducing the KDAC team. /courtesy KIM MEDIA GROUP Photo 5: PM Odinga poses for a photo with the KDAC team. /courtesy KIM MEDIA GROUP
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Post by mwalimumkuu on Apr 27, 2012 15:28:25 GMT 3
Phil,
Word on the net suggests that the Atlanta meet was such a disappointment with the PM's speech being turned into a matusi session leveled at Kamatusa and gema. Is this true?
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Post by adongo23456 on Apr 27, 2012 15:41:20 GMT 3
Phil, Word on the net suggests that the Atlanta meet was such a disappointment with the PM's speech being turned into a matusi session leveled at Kamatusa and gema. Is this true? Never rely on internet romour mongers as a source of information. Many of those pitiful romour mongers never leave their basement apartments where they talk to themselves all day long on the net. Life out here is not all that rosy as people think. It can take its toll on folk. There is a reason some of the most hideous and vicious tribalists are actually Kenyans in the diaspora using the internet. Sometimes that is all they have left in their lives. |
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Post by tnk on Apr 27, 2012 17:28:55 GMT 3
Phil, Word on the net suggests that the Atlanta meet was such a disappointment with the PM's speech being turned into a matusi session leveled at Kamatusa and gema. Is this true? Never rely on internet romour mongers as a source of information. Many of those pitiful romour mongers never leave their basement apartments where they talk to themselves all day long on the net. Life out here is not all that rosy as people think. It can take its toll on folk. There is a reason some of the most hideous and vicious tribalists are actually Kenyans in the diaspora using the internet. Sometimes that is all they have left in their lives. could be that mwalimu is the one starting/spreading the rumours on the net |
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Post by amadain on Apr 27, 2012 20:29:54 GMT 3
Is there a link to the video available yet?
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Post by nereah on Apr 28, 2012 18:28:30 GMT 3
agwambo's return to usa is a headache to his media handlers and i would love to believe that salime lone, barrack muluka,odera outa and sarah elderkin are on top of things.
agwambo's official media team headed bydeniss onyango has been a disappointment as jukwaa's commentators have noted before(see the thread on pm website).
agwambo goes back to america where the raila hate society got a shot in the arm from our miguna miguna after he tag team with jeremy corsi for anti-raila book(see jukwaa archive).
i am told obama has been receiving less favourable media coverage than mitt romney according to latest research findings, something that has to do with romney's favourable assessment by powerful jewish lobby and his old jewish associates notably his friend israeli prime minister bibi netanyahu
today, i am reliably informed that the people daily newspaper( yet to lay my hand on it) has a lead story of raila's speech in america where the spin is that his was sectarian and antagonistic (kind of what mwalimumkuu ;D is alluding to above).
if the past is anything to go by-----given the development agenda that informed this trip--- it would predictably be overshadowed by negative and diversionary political propaganda and spin that solely aimed at stealing the thunder.
have agwambo's handlers organized for media appearance in cnn or voa and or countenance any orchestrations.
i read a piece in the web link that our vintage member phill ;D posted above in which a sister in diaspora,an attorney at law, raises some concerns that i afraid the people's story is couched in.
more later
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Post by joblesscorner on Apr 29, 2012 0:13:34 GMT 3
For the folks who have been asking for Raila Clip in Atlanta
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Post by joblesscorner on Apr 29, 2012 0:16:57 GMT 3
Odinga's interview with Global Atlanta
Nairobi-Atlanta Flights on the Horizon:Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s new terminal may be what’s needed to launch a direct Atlanta-Nairobi, Kenya, flight, Raila Odinga, the East African country’s prime minister, told GlobalAtlanta while visiting Atlanta April 26.
Mr. Odinga said a major concern of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is that arriving and departing passengers to and from Nairobi’s airport must remain separated.
“The new terminal will be able to do that,” he added, “and it is to be completed in four months.”
The Kenyatta airport’s expansion began last year and is expected to handle 9 million passengers a year from the current traffic of more than 6 million passengers.
Delta Air Lines Inc. scheduled a flight from Atlanta to Kenya in 2009, but the U.S. Department of Homeland Administration, which oversees the TSA, nixed it June 1, the day before it was to make its inaugural flight.
The flight was scheduled to leave Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, cross the Atlantic and make a stop in Dakar, Senegal, before continuing east across the continent to Nairobi, Kenya’s capital.
TSA never issued an official explanation except to indicate “security vulnerabilities in and around Nairobi" as the cause for the abrupt cancellation.
Kenya Airways Ltd., Kenya’s most established airline, is a member of the SkyTeam alliance that includes 14 members in addition to Delta.
Mr. Odinga said that should there be such a flight he would anticipate U.S. investors, tourists, academicians and members of Africa’s diaspora community in the Southeast to use the flight.
Kenyans would enjoy flying directly to Atlanta, he added, because they currently have to make a stop over in Europe, often for as long as a day.
He also indicated it would help Kenyan exporters of coffee, cut flowers, tea, textiles and other items.
Another loosely related impetus for a direct flight is that members of Kenya’s diaspora now have the right to dual citizenship.
They show their attachment in several ways, he said. The diaspora communities reinforce their ties to their homeland through social media and keep Kenyans informated as to what is going on in the U.S. They also sent important remittances to their Kenyan family members, he said.
As recently as last week, he added, the Kenya government began to register Kenyans living abroad in an effort to encourage them to maintain their Kenyan citizenship, which has been guaranteed in the country’s new constitution.
Americans also are now able, he said, to become Kenyan citizens without having to give up their U.S. citizenship.
Source:http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/25487/
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Post by Titchaz on Apr 30, 2012 3:43:52 GMT 3
Joblesscorner,Thanx for the videoclips!
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Post by Titchaz on Apr 30, 2012 3:47:12 GMT 3
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Post by Titchaz on Apr 30, 2012 3:48:35 GMT 3
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Post by Omwenga on Apr 30, 2012 17:53:06 GMT 3
Hehehehehe. Phil,Don't photographers not know better than to chop off the heads of people in pics as this one did here to yours truly ama his good friend David is now bigger in size than him for him to completely disappear like that behind him? ;D Meanwhile, here is what I have blogged about the PM's successful trip to Atlanta and Tallahassee, Florida: Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga is now Dr. Raila Amolo Odinga having been honored with an honorary PhD from Florida A & M University where he was commencement speaker for the class of 2012. The PM was hosted to a dinner organized by Dr. Barrack Abonyo and his team following the graduation ceremonies . Prior to traveling to Tallahassee, the PM had a busy schedule meeting Kenyans and business leaders in Atlanta. On his arrival, the PM had a private dinner with Kenyans and friends of Kenya at the Ritz Carrolton led by David Karangu, a successful Kenyan businessman in Atlanta, GA who also hosted the PM and invited guests to a dinner at his palacious home the next day. Prior to that dinner, the PM had a luncheon hosted by the World Affairs Council of Atlanta at the Ritz Carlton where the PM reminisced about how his father, Jaramogi, was arrested in the same city for attending a civil rights meeting. Jaramogi, then vice president, was arrested with civil rights leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King by ignorant and racist cops who did not know they had arrested a Vice President of a sovereign nation and when the buffoons discovered, they quickly offered to release him but he insisted they will have to release everyone and not just him, which they did. Upon arriving for his visit, Dr. Odinga was shown the new international concourse at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and from there, he was taken to meet with former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., mayor of Atlanta and U.S. representative, Ambassador Andrew Young. “Andy Young as you know is no longer very young,” said the PM, about Mr. Young who recently celebrated his 80th birthday, “but he’s still Andy Young.” The PM reminded the audience how the late Tom Mboya organized the “Airlift Africa” project with African-American Students Foundation, which brought more than 80 Kenyans to study in U.S. universities. Mr. Mboya later persuaded then-Sen. John M Kennedy to support the program, which he did and many more Kenyans eventually studied in the U.S. under the program including the current US president’s father Barack Obama, Sr. In addition to the personal ties to Atlanta, Dr. Odinga spoke about the extensive U.S. aid and assistance in the development of infrastructure, economic development and military aid for security purposes in Kenya. He reviewed Kenya’s Vision 30 development plan which is the blue-print for Kenya to become an industrialized, middle-income country through advances in its economy, social services and political system. The PM discussed various opportunities for foreign investment in infrastructure projects involving airports, roads and railways, communications systems, education, green energy and education and highlighted the importance of taking development to the countryside. The PM also reviewed several of Kenya’s “mega projects,” including the development of a new port on the island of Lamu, a railroad that will join the Atlantic and Indian oceans and several energy projects ranging from expanding solar, wind and geothermal capacities to extensive oil pipelines and oil exploration. There plans underway, the PM informed the audience, for the government to organize a major conference on the opportunities for foreign investment but it’s undecided whether to hold the conference in Frankfurt, Germany, London, UK, or New York. After the luncheon, a group of Kenyans met at the Ritz lobby to unwind while the PM was meeting a long line of visitors in his suite much as though he was at his office in Nairobi. From the Ritz, the PM and invited guests headed to Mr. Karangu’s residence for dinner where upon arrival guests were ushered downstairs for a reception followed by formal dinner at his spacious patio overlooking a beautiful home the owner must be cursing Mr. Karangu daily for huge as his own home is, Mr. Karangu’s towers over it making it look so small but such is life. Indeed, Mr. Ndirangu’s crib is one to behold and was the subject of much of the talk with everyone who could not but admire the home and especially the décor the couple have done an excellent job putting together both taste and style. After the dinner, the PM and entourage headed to the Comfort Inn to address Kenyans gathered there to hear him speak. Although the meeting started a bit late, the hall was packed and the PM did not finish addressing the full-house until long after 11PM and in his speech the PM recapped progress the coalition government has made mirroring what the President had said the day before in his State of the Union address. H.E. Ambassador Elkanah Odembo who as usual oversees these visits and following protocol, introduced Hon. Onyancha who in turn introduced Hon. Langat Magerer, Assistant Minister for Energy to introduce the PM and did so in brief remarks noting the contributions Kenyans in the diaspora make back home and had the audience laughing by basically saying wakae hivyo hivyo and not go back home. The PM then gave a rousing speech, starting by noting how Mr. Ndirangu had asked him to visit Kenyans in Atlanta some time ago and he noted he agreed to have his schedule changed so he can accommodate the request. He then thanked Mr. Ndirangu for his superb hosting, including the dinner which he had the audience laugh by saying he was thinking about what Idi Amin told Her Majesty the Queen of England after hosting him to dinner, “Thank you for the dinner; I have eaten so much I am fed up…I must invite you to come to my country and when you come, I shall revenge to you.” The audience burst in laughter and the PM resumed to recap again accomplishments of the coalition government and other than the personal anecdotes told in the luncheon earlier, the PM gave a similar speech as outlined above. On Friday morning, the PM met with a group of leaders from Atlanta, DC and Minneapolis and from there headed to the airport where he was flown by private jet to Tallahassee for his final leg of the trip. ODM Secretary General, Prof. Anyang Nyong'o had earlier met with US ODM leaders at a meeting held at Georgia Tech where he updated them about developments on the political front and on the way forward and took feedback from the leaders with more dialogue expected to follow. In sum, the PM's trip was a huge success. On a more personal note, I thank our friend David Karangu for a superb job in leading the hosting of the PM in Atlanta. This was one of the best organized visit of the PM and much credit goes to David for making sure the trip was a success as it was, especially in having such a large turn-out of Kenyans on a Thursday evening event. The event shows how much Kenyans in the diaspora are interested in what's going on in our country and want very much to be a part of it and that's very commendable. For his part, the PM has not let anyone down as he is regularly visiting with Kenyans in the diaspora and keeping them updated on progress back home--slow as it may be for his preference but there is progress nonetheless and we thank him as well for his making it possible to have these important meetings with Kenyans in the diaspora. Uchambuzi Tanaka, omwenga.com/2012/04/30/congratulations-to-david-karangu-and-team-for-successful-hosting-of-pm-in-atlanta-ditto-for-folks-in-tallahassee-florida/ |
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Post by akinyi2005 on Apr 30, 2012 21:06:55 GMT 3
Omwenga,
;DDidn't you realize it was time to say cheese or were you busy planning a katikati move between Dave and the PM?
Jokes aside. Trying to get folks together over the weekend is hard enough. That you guys managed to assemble such a powerful team of kenyans (on a Thursday!) to meet RAO is indeed commendable.Keep up the patriotism!
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Post by Omwenga on Apr 30, 2012 22:16:09 GMT 3
Omwenga, ;DDidn't you realize it was time to say cheese or were you busy planning a katikati move between Dave and the PM? Jokes aside. Trying to get folks together over the weekend is hard enough. That you guys managed to assemble such a powerful team of kenyans (on a Thursday!) to meet RAO is indeed commendable.Keep up the patriotism! Hehehe. Akinyi,Ati katikati? Now; there is something yours truly would not even know how to go about it even if given an instruction manual from the master himself to study! As for the success of the event given the weekday, all the credit goes to David and the Atlanta team. They did an excellent job others we simply showed up and enjoyed the festivities  The spirit of patriotism is definitely alive and well among most Kenyans naysayers and tribalists notwithstanding. |
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Post by adongo23456 on May 1, 2012 3:58:18 GMT 3
omwenga,You folks did a terrific job. Mr. Karangu the host in Atlanta seems to have been a wonderful host. This was a great trip for the PM from Atlanta to Florida. And his sense of humour which actually sets the man apart when you get to listen to him came out in that Atlanta speech. I like what the P.M's handlers are doing. He is focused. His confidence seems to grow by the day. Raila for the first time in a long time seems to be in his comfort zone. He is not stretching anything. He is not constrained by ridiculous demands. If he keeps this up and get the ODM going on the right path, he will be our next president. There is a lot of work to do. The reality on the ground as we have seen shut down the internet hoodlums who were ready to trash the PM's trip with their usual tribal nonsense. They have been left speechless. Good for them. They need to find something else to do. Here is what Prof. Makau Mutua thinks. I have been meaning to read it since yesterday but didn't get a chance. Finally I have now read it. I will respond to some of his ideas. I think they are worth paying attention to. Here we go: www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/What+Raila+should+consider+in+choosing+running+mate+/-/440808/1395886/-/item/0/-/gha87mz/-/index.html
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Post by Omwenga on May 1, 2012 4:59:07 GMT 3
omwenga,You folks did a terrific job. Mr. Karangu the host in Atlanta seems to have been a wonderful host. This was a great trip for the PM from Atlanta to Florida. And his sense of humour which actually sets the man apart when you get to listen to him came out in that Atlanta speech. I like what the P.M's handlers are doing. He is focused. His confidence seems to grow by the day. Raila for the first time in a long time seems to be in his comfort zone. He is not stretching anything. He is not constrained by ridiculous demands. If he keeps this up and get the ODM going on the right path, he will be our next president. There is a lot of work to do. The reality on the ground as we have seen shut down the internet hoodlums who were ready to trash the PM's trip with their usual tribal nonsense. They have been left speechless. Good for them. They need to find something else to do. Here is what Prof. Makau Mutua thinks. I have been meaning to read it since yesterday but didn't get a chance. Finally I have now read it. I will respond to some of his ideas. I think they are worth paying attention to. Here we go: www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/What+Raila+should+consider+in+choosing+running+mate+/-/440808/1395886/-/item/0/-/gha87mz/-/index.html I'll definitely let Mr. Karangu and team know the appreciation you have expressed and everything you have said about the PM's current state of affairs and the way forward is right on. I have read Prof. Makau Mutua's piece and disagree with almost everything he has said save for a thing or two I agree with having to do with tribal arithmetic but don't have time to pen my reasons. I hope to do so soon and await to see in the meantime what your take and others' is on it. Here it is...My Take On Who Raila Should Pick As Running Mate Should Mudavadi Defect omwenga.com/2012/05/01/my-take-on-who-raila-should-pick-as-running-mate-should-mudavadi-finally-defect/ |
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Post by mwalimumkuu on May 1, 2012 16:13:27 GMT 3
omwenga,You folks did a terrific job. Mr. Karangu the host in Atlanta seems to have been a wonderful host. This was a great trip for the PM from Atlanta to Florida. And his sense of humour which actually sets the man apart when you get to listen to him came out in that Atlanta speech. I like what the P.M's handlers are doing. He is focused. His confidence seems to grow by the day. Raila for the first time in a long time seems to be in his comfort zone. He is not stretching anything. He is not constrained by ridiculous demands. If he keeps this up and get the ODM going on the right path, he will be our next president. There is a lot of work to do. The reality on the ground as we have seen shut down the internet hoodlums who were ready to trash the PM's trip with their usual tribal nonsense. They have been left speechless. Good for them. They need to find something else to do. Here is what Prof. Makau Mutua thinks. I have been meaning to read it since yesterday but didn't get a chance. Finally I have now read it. I will respond to some of his ideas. I think they are worth paying attention to. Here we go: www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/What+Raila+should+consider+in+choosing+running+mate+/-/440808/1395886/-/item/0/-/gha87mz/-/index.html My friend, this should be Omwenga's domain, not you. What did you expect Kenyans to say about this trip, knowing very well that, the trip was personal, although fully paid for by the Kenya's tax payer (one would expect that when leaders are making such personal trips, they would fund them from their own pockets, but no, not in Kenya). The PM wanted to meet his dad's old friend, Mr. Young and receive his donated degree at FAMU. In addition, he needs to raise money to pay Muluka and Ongwae. That's all, there was nothing in it for Kenyans, and thats why everyone including the media gave it a blackout. Didn't you notice that even Dennis Onyango and the overzealous PMPS did not have any news feeds to send back to Kenya about the trip? |
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Post by Omwenga on May 1, 2012 17:37:00 GMT 3
omwenga,You folks did a terrific job. Mr. Karangu the host in Atlanta seems to have been a wonderful host. This was a great trip for the PM from Atlanta to Florida. And his sense of humour which actually sets the man apart when you get to listen to him came out in that Atlanta speech. I like what the P.M's handlers are doing. He is focused. His confidence seems to grow by the day. Raila for the first time in a long time seems to be in his comfort zone. He is not stretching anything. He is not constrained by ridiculous demands. If he keeps this up and get the ODM going on the right path, he will be our next president. There is a lot of work to do. The reality on the ground as we have seen shut down the internet hoodlums who were ready to trash the PM's trip with their usual tribal nonsense. They have been left speechless. Good for them. They need to find something else to do. Here is what Prof. Makau Mutua thinks. I have been meaning to read it since yesterday but didn't get a chance. Finally I have now read it. I will respond to some of his ideas. I think they are worth paying attention to. Here we go: www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/What+Raila+should+consider+in+choosing+running+mate+/-/440808/1395886/-/item/0/-/gha87mz/-/index.html My friend, this should be Omwenga's domain, not you. What did you expect Kenyans to say about this trip, knowing very well that, the trip was personal, although fully paid for by the Kenya's tax payer (one would expect that when leaders are making such personal trips, they would fund them from their own pockets, but no, not in Kenya). The PM wanted to meet his dad's old friend, Mr. Young and receive his donated degree at FAMU. In addition, he needs to raise money to pay Muluka and Ongwae. That's all, there was nothing in it for Kenyans, and thats why everyone including the media gave it a blackout. Didn't you notice that even Dennis Onyango and the overzealous PMPS did not have any news feeds to send back to Kenya about the trip? I am asking a sincere, serious question of you and truly expect an honest answer: do you have anything positive you can say about Raila? If you have in the past, please indulge yours truly. I ask because it's hard to fathom your negativity and hate in some cases that seems to consume you and and like minded. No one can be that bad my fellow Kenyan. In fact, if you remove the hate and vitriol likely based on ukabila, you'll actually find Raila a very likeable person you have very little to disagree with about his outlook on life. We were all very impressed by a young engineer from the former Central who barely got to the hotel where we were staying before the PM left and said he just wanted to greet him and the PM--not knowing where the young man was from, paused to do just that before taking off and that's who we are talking about. A people's man who who cares about others I bet you 10 bob your idol would have taken off without even bothering as to say hello to this young, enterprising professional who now may become one of Raila's staunchest supporters merely by that gesture of caring. |
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Post by jakaswanga on May 1, 2012 22:49:12 GMT 3
What did you expect Kenyans to say about this trip, knowing very well that, the trip was personal, although fully paid for by the Kenya's tax payer (one would expect that when leaders are making such personal trips, they would fund them from their own pockets, but no, not in Kenya). That's all, there was nothing in it for Kenyans, and thats why everyone including the media gave it a blackout. Didn't you notice that even Dennis Onyango and the overzealous PMPS did not have any news feeds to send back to Kenya about the trip? Even if delivered with vitriol, the substance of what the headmaster is saying can not be ignored. There has to be a substantiation. Was this a private visit? Was it funded by the taxpayers? Those are easy enough questions to answer. Actually, under the principle of accountability, they must be answered. And to set a benchmark for transparency in the new dispensation, they need be answered voluntarily without being pressed. And there needs to be an official communique heralding the profit of the visit to the taxpayer and the nation of Kenya, and Africa at large! Otherwise if you are too defensive, an otherwise royal visit gets the foul air of a furtive and illicit happenstance! |
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Post by adongo23456 on May 2, 2012 0:12:12 GMT 3
What did you expect Kenyans to say about this trip, knowing very well that, the trip was personal, although fully paid for by the Kenya's tax payer (one would expect that when leaders are making such personal trips, they would fund them from their own pockets, but no, not in Kenya). That's all, there was nothing in it for Kenyans, and thats why everyone including the media gave it a blackout. Didn't you notice that even Dennis Onyango and the overzealous PMPS did not have any news feeds to send back to Kenya about the trip? Even if delivered with vitriol, the substance of what the headmaster is saying can not be ignored. There has to be a substantiation. Was this a private visit? Was it funded by the taxpayers? Those are easy enough questions to answer. Actually, under the principle of accountability, they must be answered. And to set a benchmark for transparency in the new dispensation, they need be answered voluntarily without being pressed. And there needs to be an official communique heralding the profit of the visit to the taxpayer and the nation of Kenya, and Africa at large! Otherwise if you are too defensive, an otherwise royal visit gets the foul air of a furtive and illicit happenstance! Sometimes people get fixated on these things for no reason. In the US tea party types whine everyday that President Obama uses his presidential jet and privilleges to campaign. When the president flies to California or New York for fundraising they complain. It is as if they want the president to use his own helicopter or drive himself to these places. That has never happened in the history of the United States and they all know but but this is Obama and tea party folks have to whine about him. The president knows that and just ignores them. Not long ago Kibaki was in Uganda at Makerere University to recieve his honorary degree. I doubt he went there in a matatu from Nyeri or by boat through Lake Victoria with all the hacynth. He flew with his presidential jet. How many people complained here in Jukwaa? The focus of Raila's visit was to recieve a honorary degree from the prestigious Florida A & M University which only last year announced an extensive deal to work with Kenyan universities in various areas. Raila recieved his degree not as the leader of ODM but as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya. In fact the arrangements of cooperation announced last year between Kenya and Florida & M university among others took place when the same Raila visited the US to promote such cooperation. So what really is the big deal about Raila visiting the US primarily to recieve a honorary degree as the PM of the Republic of Kenya? Why do some people want him to go there riding a bicycle? |
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Post by Omwenga on May 2, 2012 0:41:02 GMT 3
OmwengaEven if delivered with vitriol, the substance of what the headmaster is saying can not be ignored. There has to be a substantiation. Was this a private visit? Was it funded by the taxpayers? Those are easy enough questions to answer. Actually, under the principle of accountability, they must be answered. And to set a benchmark for transparency in the new dispensation, they need be answered voluntarily without being pressed. And there needs to be an official communique heralding the profit of the visit to the taxpayer and the nation of Kenya, and Africa at large! Otherwise if you are too defensive, an otherwise royal visit gets the foul air of a furtive and illicit happenstance! Sometimes people get fixated on these things for no reason. In the US tea party types whine everyday that President Obama uses his presidential jet and privilleges to campaign. When the president flies to California or New York for fundraising they complain. It is as if they want the president to use his own helicopter or drive himself to these places. That has never happened in the history of the United States and they all know but but this is Obama and tea party folks have to whine about him. The president knows that and just ignores them. Not long ago Kibaki was in Uganda at Makerere University to recieve his honorary degree. I doubt he went there in a matatu from Nyeri or by boat through Lake Victoria with all the hacynth. He flew with his presidential jet. How many people complained here in Jukwaa? The focus of Raila's visit was to recieve a honorary degree from the prestigious Florida A & M University which only last year announced an extensive deal to work with Kenyan universities in various areas. Raila recieved his degree not as the leader of ODM but as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya. In fact the arrangements of cooperation announced last year between Kenya and Florida & M university among others took place when the same Raila visited the US to promote such cooperation. So what really is the big deal about Raila visiting the US primarily to recieve a honorary degree as the PM of the Republic of Kenya? Why do some people want him to go there riding a bicycle? Hehehehe. Adongo,You are much better than I am in responding to things like these not because they are annoying and in my view not worth a response but because those who ask them actually seek no answer but simply wish to annoy and/or paint Raila in bad light. It doesn't matter how many times they fail to do so; somehow, they have an insatiable appetite to keep doing so. Kibaki is fond of calling people mavi ya kuku when they annoy him or he wants to vent; not that I encourage this kind of language but, when Raila is sworn as president, he should immediately come up with his preferred name-calling... but on second thought, let him not. He has to break from the past in every respect. |
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Post by phil on May 2, 2012 16:43:29 GMT 3
Prime Minister Raila Odinga arrives back home from USA tour tomorrow Thursday morning at 6:30.am at the JKIA.
The PM is expected to hold a media briefing at 7am at JKIA's VIP Lounge during which he is expected to brief the media about his trip to the USA and also comment political developments in the country and the region.
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