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Post by okolowaka on Jul 23, 2012 17:53:19 GMT 3
...You can tell that Agwambo has their undivided attention... Could the PM be telling Drogba and Anelka how Kibaki stole the 2007 elections...? Artur brothers...? Drug lords at State House Nairobi...? How PNU , GNU, PDP, TAI, KKK, G7, G3, URP, UDP, TNA, Tuju, Vultures, Hyaena's, Philistines, etc have been trying to figure out how to bell the cat...?
Agwambo has a presence that you have to experience to appreciate yet humble enough to sit comfortably at Osewe's enjoying kienyeji, at city stadium enjoying njugu and nyim, or mingle casually with social and political royalty. What more is left for you other than to admire and wish you were there to listen and learn... Too bad for you if you are not in ODM, you have to talk or write about Agwambo to remain relevant, kazi ngumu kweli.
Bow down....
Hater's gone hate...!
Chungwa Mara Sita...!
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Post by nereah on Jul 23, 2012 19:55:25 GMT 3
 genius ! heshima mkuu kwa picha hizo. that picture up there is the picture i would want to use as a cover photo in a newspaper if i were an editor from reasons ranging from branding kenya and promoting it as a tourism destination to setting the agenda for a public discourse beneficial to kenya. agwambo ;D exemplary engagements ought to be emulated by all kenyan leaders who travel out of this country especially for official trips.they are our brand ambassadors and must reach out to this big names and market kenya through them. i still demand that agwambo's mouth watering engagement in china be packaged for kenyan taxpayers in a manner that is a departure from previous routines. even if it means lobbying editors, we need to be told and with pictures too how this and other future officials trips not just by him but other kenyan leaders, are of benefit to us. i hope his media handlers like salim lone,barry muluka,sarah elderkin,my brother from gem, dr odera outa will help bring to bear the relevant messaging to compliment the government's official media communication. why am i belaboring this point. because there are projects,bilateral treaties and agreements that we only read of at the signing.examples are many..the delta flights, proposed motor assembly plant in western kenya etc. when the messaging is right, the taxpayers whose money was used in this trips owns up this projects and together with vigilant civil society and media, hold the government to account. in this way, the treasury that is the worst culprit don't have room for mischief and sabotaging a project just because it will give agwambo political mileage. i may be wrong, as usual. |
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Post by nalinali on Jul 23, 2012 20:07:43 GMT 3
Nereah et al.
What I cannot get is who between Agwambo and the two players initiated this meeting. Does not sit well if he Agwambo, went out of his way to seek out the two. He was a guest of the Chineses government for god's sake!!!
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Post by genius on Jul 24, 2012 8:19:20 GMT 3
Nereah et al. What I cannot get is who between Agwambo and the two players initiated this meeting. Does not sit well if he Agwambo, went out of his way to seek out the two. He was a guest of the Chineses government for god's sake!!! And what is the big deal if it happens that Agwambo went out of his way to seek out Drogba and Anelka, two people who would feature in anybody's list of the greatest football players ever? It is specifically for this reason that the Chinese government was very instrumental in getting Drogba and co to move to China. They want the Chinese football league to be one of the strongest in the world and hope it will one day rival the European ones. With this photo opportunity, Raila is actually doing the Chinese a favour by lifting the profile of their premier league. Now a few more Kenyans are aware that there exists a strong football league in China where stars like Drogba play. Heck, that Shanghai Shenhua club could have even gained a few fans in Africa through this. I wish Kenyans would stop being so uptight about rather mundane things. |
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Post by phil on Jul 24, 2012 18:12:42 GMT 3
He's back folks!   |
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Post by nereah on Jul 24, 2012 19:33:06 GMT 3
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Post by OtishOtish on Jul 24, 2012 20:10:06 GMT 3
the photo that speaks a thousand words  Indeed. While Orengo's arms are firmly around Raila, the latter's are stretched out like those of a man forced (for the sake of appearances) to embrace a wayward wife. |
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Post by akinyi2005 on Jul 25, 2012 0:18:45 GMT 3
 cut jakom some slack. after a long flight the last thing one needs is one tight embrace after another.
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Post by OtishOtish on Jul 25, 2012 1:02:07 GMT 3
cut jakom some slack. after a long flight the last thing one needs is one tight embrace after another. What's with ths crowds and hugs anyway? Did he just return from a few years on the war-front (KDF in Somali)? Or perhaps he just walked across the Sahara desert and survived all 120 days without water? I thought he was away for a just week or two, doing his job. |
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Post by akinyi2005 on Jul 25, 2012 7:18:36 GMT 3
cut jakom some slack. after a long flight the last thing one needs is one tight embrace after another. What's with ths crowds and hugs anyway? Did he just return from a few years on the war-front (KDF in Somali)? Or perhaps he just walked across the Sahara desert and survived all 120 days without water? I thought he was away for a just week or two, doing his job. hehehee, he brought some goodies from china shouldn't we all have gone to receive him with plenty of shangwe na vigelegele? |
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Post by genius on Jul 25, 2012 9:01:20 GMT 3
What's with ths crowds and hugs anyway? Did he just return from a few years on the war-front (KDF in Somali)? Or perhaps he just walked across the Sahara desert and survived all 120 days without water? I thought he was away for a just week or two, doing his job. hehehee, he brought some goodies from china shouldn't we all have gone to receive him with plenty of shangwe na vigelegele? What goodies? A few loans here and there and crazy concessions to Chinese companies to do business in Kenya under unclear terms? There isn't much difference between Raila and Kibaki when it comes to these trade matters. I'm yet to see much creativity from the government in this aspect. |
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Post by OtishOtish on Jul 26, 2012 1:44:37 GMT 3
What goodies? A few loans here and there and crazy concessions to Chinese companies to do business in Kenya under unclear terms? There isn't much difference between Raila and Kibaki when it comes to these trade matters. I'm yet to see much creativity from the government in this aspect. Quite so. The Chinese lend us money, send some people to build roads and the odd hospital or whatever and also to enjoy a few Njeris (leaving behind some interesting-looking progeny), and we act as though the heavens have opened to us and we are about to get buried in a mountain of manna. Here are just a few things I picked up from the article quoted above: [/u] [/quote] First, while other countries are competing for real direct investment (FDI), we are competing to beg and borrow! Second, what about roads to where we want or need them, as opposed to where the Chinese want or need them? And a "colossal amount" for how many countries? $20 billion over 3 years? Let's forget about loans for a minute. I note that for the year 2010, FDI into all of Africa was about $28 billion, with Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa alone taking more than half. In the same period, the tiny Island nation of Singapore got about $50 billion in FDI. Turning from West to East, unless we change the story will be the same: we will get exploited while thinking that we are getting freebies; money will get eaten while more is borrowed to service debts; etc. The only "advantage" of Chinese money is that the Chinese give bugger-all to things like human rights; that gives a lot of comfort to African "leaders". By the way, I hear roads are the thing these days. But there are a lot of interesting things about roads in Kenya, especially roads in a certain part of the country. For example, some time ago I was very interested---the road to my home-home village is far, far worse than it was when I was born---to learn that the Swedish International Development Agency has been supporting the construction of roads in rural Kenya. Intrigued, sent them email asking for information on what they were doing. They sent me all sorts of stuff, which included bits like Sweden is supporting the Kenyan road sector reform which aims at improving classified roads by using adapted technology and manpower. The road programme is designed to help the poor get access to markets, to reduce transport costs and travel time and to create employment. The support is concentrated to two districts, Nyeri and Kirinyaga with a possible future expansion into the Nyanza Region near Lake Victoria. No marks for guessing where the Government of Kenya said the priorities are. |
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Post by b6k on Jul 26, 2012 10:26:24 GMT 3
Sweden is supporting the Kenyan road sector reform which aims at improving classified roads by using adapted technology and manpower. The road programme is designed to help the poor get access to markets, to reduce transport costs and travel time and to create employment. The support is concentrated to two districts, Nyeri and Kirinyaga with a possible future expansion into the Nyanza Region near Lake Victoria. No marks for guessing where the Government of Kenya said the priorities are. , I guess the Swede's are alive to the realities of how "goodies" are dished out in KE. I wonder if that "possible future expansion into Nyanza Region near Lake Victoria" will only become a reality if RAO wins the next election. Charity, begins at home. The more things change, the more they remain the same...  |
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Post by nereah on Dec 1, 2012 17:21:26 GMT 3
phil et al, how did we miss this? photos courtesy @railaodinga and @idaodinga  nyagem with her hubby at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.  kenyan pm. dr.raila amolo odinga, egh,mp with the speaker of the national assembly of korea kang, chan hee at parliament building in seoul  mama ida in korean traditional dress, the hanbok, designed by renowned korean designer Ms. Kim agwambo at limkokwing university in malasyia where he was bestowed a honorific degree. it compliant statesman: agwambo making the best of paperless information system in malasyia. at korean advanced institute of science and technlogy
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cut jakom some slack. after a long flight the last thing one needs is one tight embrace after another.
