UHURU, "RAILA ODINGA SHALL BE SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF KENYA"

Just recently is when Raila Odinga arrived to kenya from Boston, USA. In his arrival, he held a rally at Uhuru park and days later, he gave the government alot of pressure until the president told him, "hold on, am still the president".
In short, The President of the republic of Kenya meant that he should wait until the next election.
If Raila Odinga fails in 2017, he shall be sworn Inn as the Opposition President of the country, for another term.

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We are coming, UN says about Al-shabaab to Nairobi Kenya Residents

based in
Nairobi has warned of a looming
terror attack in Nairobi which will
target specifically overcrowded
places, malls and places renowned
to be frequented by foreigners
warning its staff to keep off those
places for their safety.
The UN Intel office specifically
pointed Yaya Centre, Junction Mall
and Hurlingham in Nairobi as the
major targets.
This warning has come when Kenya
witnessed the second most deadly
attack (since Westgate) in
Mpeketoni, Lamu County which left
more than 60 people dead and
hundreds displaced.
Earlier, Al-Shabaab had warned
tourists planning to visit Kenya to
cancel their visits or risk putting
their lives in jeopardy of terror
attack. They urged the government
to remove their troops in Somalia
as long as they want to enjoy
peace.
Earlier, the President dismissed
claims by Al-Shabaab that they are
responsible for the attack terming
the attacks as well orchestrated
and planned by politicians for
their egocentric gains, a statement
that was dismissed by CORD
leader, Raila Odinga.

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Raila accepts defeat in 2013 but says Dialogue is his major concern (security and graft)

Former
Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, on
Friday agreed that lost the last
year’s Presidential election to
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his
Deputy, William Ruto.
In a long letter adressed to the
President, Raila through his
communicaction adviser Eliud
Owalo said all that he only wants
is dialogue to adress pertinent
issues affecting the country such
as insecurity, corruption and
nepotism.
The former PM also assured the
President that he is not out to
interfere with his tenure after
accepting defeat in the 2013
General Election.
“Last year after the Supreme
Court heard and determined my
petition challenging the
presidential elections, I accepted
the verdict. I did that as a true
believer in constitutionalism and
the rule of law and declared that
Kenya is greater than any one of
us,” Raila said.
“However, since then, Kenya has
been faced with major problems
and challenges that may tear the
country apart if not immediately
addressed. I have chosen the
path of dialogue as the lawful and
sensible way of dealing with what
the country faces today.” Raila
added.
In the letter, Raila also reiterated
that his planned rallies ahead of
Saba Saba are peaceful and only
aimed at highlighting what he
describes as genuine concerns on
issues affecting Kenyans.
He begged the President to accept
his grievances saying the country
has one Head of State and he is
ready to accept any word from
the President who he described
as his brother.

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Police vans burnt during the Mpeketoni attack in Lamu. PHOTOS

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Mutahi Ngunyi talks about Lamu killings and Raila

Renowned political analyst Mutahi
Ngunyi has rubbished the claims
that Al-Shabaab may be behind
the Sundays night terror attack at
Mpeketoni, Lamu County that has
left at least 48 people already
confirmed dead.
On his twitter account, Ngunyi,
who is credited for his hypothesis
duped “tyranny of numbers” that
disoriented the current opposition
victory in the last general
elections, argued that MRC are the
ones to blame for the attacks.

#MutahiNgunyi - To blame Al
Shabaab on Mpeketoni attacks
is NAIVE. Al Shabaab taking
blame is fake (can't verify).
THIS is MRC re-loaded. Rented
Terrorism!
This has followed his recent media
interview where the celebrated
political analyst raised a red flag
warning President Kenyatta and
his Deputy, that Raila Odinga was
reviving and marshaling militias in
the country to overthrow the
government.
He claimed that the outlawed
Mungiki sect, Mombasa Republican
Movement (MRC) as well as Al-
Shabaab are among the militia
groups the opposition leader is
marshaling.

#MutahiNgunyi - MRC
regroups.Then 'baba' consoles
Mungiki leader. Afterwards, he
sets Eastleigh on fire. Lately,
there are no bombs. Is this
national dialogue?
Whether he is right or wrong, time
will tell.
Mpeketoni is 40 kms inland in
Lamu County.

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Dear Hon. Raila Odinga,

Greetings.

I am one of your ardent supporters though I feel
that my support for you is due to
having no better
alternative. I have been forced to
choose between
a cobra bite and a puff adder bite. I went for the puff adder since the cobra is the In-Your-Face-And-You-Will-Do-Nothing-Snake.
On Friday I was very busy throughout the day
and immediately after supper I watched some football
action to wind down.
I then read an online paper that you are asking Kenyans not to go to work on 7th July!!! I’ve
checked my calendar and seen it will be on a Monday.
You started so well but you have now lost focus.
When someone like you is asking me to boycott work I think it is high time I reevaluated my
political inclination. You see, I have
bills to pay, school fees, food for my family and so much more. Unlike you who doesnt need to
be in any formal and structured employment setup, some of
us work because that is the only
option we have Mr.Raila. Unlike you, some of us cannot afford
a two months sabbatical from work
unless it is a maternity leave. To you work is a hobby and leadership is a bonus. I think we are at that point where I have to be forthright and tell you that you
are no different from that Uhuru you are castigating. This makes you sound like a commander who normally works from a heavily fortified and guarded barrack while the really soldiering is done by the unranked soldiers who
will never be recognized. The best
they can make is a footnote of the self-praising speeches you’ll make after the combat is over.
No, I am going to be in my office that day, my love for change notwithstanding.
Thank you for the fight you fought for democratic space but we owe you nothing. Somehow that change was to happen either way. It has happened elsewhere
and Kenya is no exception. I know
you spent 8 years in detention. Fair enough. You got out
finally and went on with the struggle.
President U.K hasn’t done much to write home about…
I can see that. I need no rallies to
see that. He is more of promises with put much to show for
those promises. But pointing out the obvious will not change the fact that as Kenyans we are damned.
Come up with a better way to engage president UK. If
Sonko can get him out of a
‘Kamkutano’ what about you sir? Offer what can push this country
forward not some chest thumping
and a -whose-pee -can go -farther -than- anyone’s contest kind of game you are currently playing.
Allow me to rest sir but please stop thinking that by being your admirers, we have no brain to see that you have nothng new. Send
this to CORD supporters to
understand that this country this
bigger than individual

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Raila Odinga: I don’t fear arrest over Cord rallies

The Coalition for Reforms and
Democracy leader Raila Odinga has
said he will continue with
countrywide rallies without fear of
being arrested.
While attending a church service
at Neno Evangelism Church in
Mombasa Sunday, the Former
Prime Minister said he was
representing the voices of Kenyans
and that he would not be
intimidated by the arrest calls.
“I have been arrested many times
in this country, arresting me is not
an issue, Ole Lenku you have been
appointed to do your work, just do
it and don’t politicise issues,” Mr
Odinga said.
Quoting from the book of Isaiah 1,
verse 18, the Cord leader defended
his calls for national dialogue to
address problems facing the
country.
“Come now, and let us reason
together,” Says the Lord, though
your sins are like scarlet, they
shall be as white as snow; though
they are red like crimson, they
shall be as wool.
He told the congregation: “The
sovereignty of Kenya lies on the
people of Kenya, They can exercise
it directly or they can delegate it
to other institutions. We are not
coming to dialogue with you
(government) for our gain but for
the benefit of Kenyans.”
At the same time, Bungoma County
Senator Moses Wetang'ula said the
'Baba Battalion' went to the port
city listen to the residents and the
issues they would like to be
addressed during the national
dialogue.
Senator Wetang'ula said they were
ready to be apprehended in their
quest for justice and well-being of
Kenyans.
He said Cord’s dream is to liberate
Kenyans from corruption,
unemployment, high costs of living,
poverty and increased insecurity
among other ills.
“A dream can be frustrated, it can
be delayed, but can never be killed
or defeated. We want a Kenya
where everyone has a right to be
proud to be a Kenyan. As Cord, we
want equal opportunity for all
regardless of your tribe, ethnicity,
colour, religion or race,” he said.
Neno Evangelism Mombasa Centre-
Bishop Robert Wafula called on the
leaders both in opposition and
government to work together to
ensure the security and safety of
all Kenyans.
He said the rising incidences of
insecurity are worrying especially
in Mombasa County.
Mr Odinga was accompanied by
Kisumu Senator Anyang Nyongo,
Taita-Taveta Governor John
Mruttu, Machakos Senator Jonhson
Muthama, Siaya Senator James
Orengo, Kakamega Senator Bonnie
Khalwale and Mombasa County
Deputy Governor Hazel Katana.

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Uhuru to Raila: Cool down, I’m still the President

Nyeri, Kenya: President Uhuru
Kenyatta has reiterated that his
Government is intact, and warned
those ‘making noise’ that he will not
be shaken.
He said despite criticism by the
Coalition for Reforms and Democracy
(CORD), the Jubilee government has
performed well in the past year.
He said those criticising the
Government were known perennial
noisemakers, but who are free to
continue with ‘“the business they
like most.”
Speaking at Ndunyu market while on
his way to Mahiga Girls High School
in Othaya, Nyeri County, Uhuru said
the Government was stable and
working towards ensuring that there
was development and prosperity.
“Serikali iko ngangari. Wachaneni na
hao wanapiga makelele,” (The
Government is stable. Let those
making noise continue, but we won’t
be deterred),” he said.
He said despite his silence on the
issues being raised by CORD, he was
not shaken. “Do not panic, the
Government is intact and stable.
Despite our silence, we are sure that
we will triumph. I only ask you to
focus on development and shun
what they say,” he said.
Uhuru was on a tour of Othaya
Constituency in Nyeri County, which
was represented by retired President
Kibaki.
He toured Mathenge Institute of
Technology and Mahiga Girls
Secondary School before attending
the prize giving day ceremony at
Othaya Boys School. That was his
maiden tour of the constituency
after taking over from Kibaki.
Uhuru was accompanied by more
than 30 elected leaders, among them
Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua,
area MP Mary Wambui and County
MP Priscillah Nyokabi. Others with
him were Senators Kipchumba
Murkomen, Beatrice Elachi and Beth
Mugo. Members of the National
Assembly Kanini Kega (Kieni),
Johnstone Sakaja (Nominated), Peter
Weru (Mathira), Ndung’u Gethenji
(Tetu), Esther Murugi (Nyeri),
Kabando wa Kabando and deputy
Leader of Majority Naomi Shaban
were also present.
Mr Sakaja, who is also the TNA
chairman, and the Narok North MP,
Joel Kenta, called on the Director of
Public Prosecution and the police to
arrest CORD leader Raila Odinga for
assuming the roles of the President.
Sakaja said Raila’s comment that
July 7, popularly known as Saba
Saba, would be a public holiday was
tantamount to treason, adding that
he was attempting to usurp powers
bestowed on the President by the
Constitution. “He (Raila) does not
hold any rank or position, while the
Constitution stipulates that it is
only the President who can declare a
day a public holiday,” said Sakaja.
Murkomen and Kabando accused
Raila of taking Kenyans 20 years
behind, and said they voted for the
Constitution because they did not
want to go back to the streets. “We
want to settle to work instead of
engaging in street demonstrations,”
he said.
At Mahiga Girls, Uhuru said his
government would ensure all
students complete Form Four
education, adding that the
Government would be footing their
examination fees.
He called for reduction of taxes
charged on tea farmers to encourage
them and reap maximum benefits
from their produce.

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Umenifika kwenye koo!! Lenku tell Raila Odinga

“You have now crossed the line and
you must back off or else . . .,” that
is the terse warning to CORD leader
Raila Odinga from Interior Cabinet
Secretary Joseph ole Lenku.
Speaking to The Standard on Sunday
in his office yesterday, Mr Lenku said
the ongoing CORD rallies must be
conducted within the law, and
added that, “Raila would be held
personally responsible for any
bloodshed, loss of life or property
arising from his political activities”.
Asked what line the former Prime
Minister had crossed in relation to
political mobilisation, Mr Lenku said
Raila has “absolutely zero standing
in law to call for a national holiday”
and that “his talk about revolution is
aimed at sowing the seeds for
anarchy in this country. It is
treason.”
Addressing the first of a series of
planned CORD rallies in Migori on
Friday, the former Prime Minister
called on Kenyans not to report to
work on July 7 but to turn out in
large numbers to push the
government into a national dialogue
over insecurity, high cost of living,
unemployment among the youth and
disbandment of the electoral body.

Breach of peace:
Separately, Inspector General of
Police David Kimaiyo warned that
organisers of political rallies would
take individual responsibility for the
security of the people who attend.

“In case of any lawlessness during
the rallies, the organisers and the
leaders will individually be held
responsible for such kinds of breach
of peace,” said the IG yesterday in a
statement read on his behalf by
police spokesperson Gatiria Mboroki.
The Interior CS said there were
clear constitutional avenues in
Parliament, the Judiciary and the
Executive through which people
exercise power and sovereignty.
“Any other framework of engagement
outside this order is treasonable,”
said Mr Lenku.
The supreme law is very clear that
“any attempt to establish a
government otherwise than in
compliance with this Constitution is
unlawful,” he said. Quoting Article 3
of the Constitution, the CS said
Raila and the entire CORD
leadership individually and
collectively have an obligation to
respect, uphold and defend the
Constitution.
He said the Executive would not give
free space to CORD to overthrow a
legitimately elected government
through the machinations of selfish
leaders whom he accused of being
bankrolled by foreigners.
“Kenyans went to the polls and gave
the mandate of leadership to
Jubilee. Raila contested the election
of President Uhuru Kenyatta in the
highest court in the land and the
court declared that Uhuru had won
the election fair and square. What is
democracy for CORD if they can’t
respect the ruling of the Supreme
Court?

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Jubilee Urged to BE CAREFUL About CORD

A Coast lobby has warned the Jubilee government not to underestimate Cord. Pwani Ni Kenya yesterday said Cord is preparing the ground for 2017 and Jubilee should be “smart or lose out” in the next elections.
This comes after Cord’s rally at Uhuru Park in Nairobi on Saturday, which was organised to welcome back Raila Odinga from his US trip. Speaking to the Star yesterday, PNK chairman Alex Kasuku urged the Jubilee government to counter Cord’s move by going to the ground.

President UHURU Kenyatta (Left) and Deputy President William Ruto

He said ODM came abouts as a result of the 2005 constitutional referendum, which the Orange group won against the Banana, succeeded in that vote since it prepared in advance.
“We don’t want to repeat the same mistakes again. During the referendum the Orange team was preparing from the ground while the Banana team was preparing in hotels. Chungwa was ready two years in advance,” Kasuku said.
He said the Jubilee government should marshal support through the different lobbies in their camp.
Kasuku warned over loopholes in the Jubilee government due to the “differences” between TNA and URP parties.
“The President and Deputy President should speak as one and unite the people. If they allow some leaders in Jubilee to bring divisions, don’t expect good results,” he said.
Kasuku said Raila should not be a threat to the running of the government as he is preparing for 2017 elections.
At the weekend, President Uhuru and Deputy President William Ruto accused Cord of prematurely putting the country in an election mood.
The two urged the opposition to help maintain peace and security in the country.

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Chaos at Nairobi County assembly over Raila remark

The Nairobi County Assembly on
Tuesday descended into fisticuffs
over national politics pitting the
Jubilee and Cord alliances.
Members of the County Assembly
(MCAs) from the two sides had to
be separated by sergeants who had
a hard time keeping apart some of
the ward representatives.
Trouble started when the Leader
of the Minority Abdi Guyo stood to
issue a personal statement and
made reference to the March 2013
General Election in connection to
the political rallies held over the
weekend to welcome former Prime
Minister Raila Odinga home from
the US.

PROMPTED WALKOUT

“We welcome baba back, but he
should know that on March 4…,”
he started before his speech was
drowned by protests from Cord
members.
Chaos started barely an hour after
the Assembly, which has been in
recess for the past month resumed
sittings.
The Speaker, Alex Ole Magelo,
expelled the minority leader from
the House after he refused to
apologise over the Raila remark,
prompting a walkout by Jubilee
members.
“It’s a very painful moment. I told
you to keep national politics out of
this assembly. I have to ask the
leader of minority to leave,” the
Speaker said.
The confrontation is reminiscent of
the defunct City Council days and
could upset the cordial relations
the two parties have maintained in
the assembly over the past year.

ISSUE ILLEGAL ORDERS

This has seen the assembly pass 10
Bills, which is considered one of
the highest among the 47 devolved
units. Jubilee has 63 ward
representatives compared to Cord’s
64.
“It’s very unfortunate that the
Speaker of the County Assembly
has given in to pressure from
hooligans in this House,” said Mr
Guyo said outside the assembly.
“I want to warn Mr Magelo that as
the Speaker he has to follow the
law or I’ll take him to court for
issuing illegal orders in this
House.”
In the absence of the deputy
Speaker Ken Ng’ondi, Sarang’ombe
MCA Pius K’otieno was forced to
take over the Speaker’s seat after
Mr Magelo left in a huff.

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