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		<title>By: arthur</title>
		<link>http://raila2007.wordpress.com/latest-from-the-ground/#comment-8841</link>
		<dc:creator>arthur</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>RAILA IS MY NOMINEE FOR THE 2008 NOBEL-PEACE-PRIZE,NO ONE ELSE DESERVES IT MORE THAT AGWAMBO THIS YEAR.

FACTS WHY HE IS THE NOMINEE AND THE LAUREATE TO BE..!!!

 1-WON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SAND WAS STOLEN FROM HIM BLATANTLY.
 2-SAID TO FELLOW KENYANS WHO ELECTED HIM AFTER SEEING THE COUNTRY BLEEDING AND BEING TORN APART KOSOVO WAY THAT &quot;OUR COUNTRY KENYA IS BIGGER THAN MYSELF RAILA AND ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER,HENCE LET US BE ONE COUNTRY AND KIBAKI CONTINUE HIS PRESIDENCY AND LETS&#039; LIVE IN PEACE&quot;..THE PRESIDENCY KIBAKI STOLE FROM HIM.
HENCE BRINGING BACK PEACE TO A NATION THAT WAS MOVING DOWN THE GENOCIDE ROAD.
 3-HE ACCEPTED TO BE GIVEN THE &quot;ZERO-POWER PREMIER,JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE COUNTRYS&#039; PEACE AND THATS WHAT HE IS USING TO WORK FOR THIS NATION &quot;UNDER&quot; KIBAKI.
 4-HE ACCEPTED EVEN TO WORK WITH HIS POLITICAL NEMESIS AND &quot;JUDAS&quot; KALONZO MUSYOKA IN THE SAME CABINET,WITH OTHER M.P&#039;S AND MINISTERS WHO KEPT ON ABUSING HIM AS AGWAMBO DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIODS AND AFTER HE WON THE PRESIDENCY AND THEN THEY STOLE.

  SO RAILA AMOLO ODINGA IS THE OBVIOUS NOMINEE FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE THIS YEAR,LET THEM GIVE IT TO HIM,HE DESERVES IT YESTERDAY,TODAY AND TOMMORROW,FOR HE SAVED OUR COUNTRY COZ HE LOVES US,THE NATION AND MORE TAHN ANYTHING ELSE HE LOVES PEACE.

ARTHUR.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RAILA IS MY NOMINEE FOR THE 2008 NOBEL-PEACE-PRIZE,NO ONE ELSE DESERVES IT MORE THAT AGWAMBO THIS YEAR.</p>
<p>FACTS WHY HE IS THE NOMINEE AND THE LAUREATE TO BE..!!!</p>
<p> 1-WON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SAND WAS STOLEN FROM HIM BLATANTLY.<br />
 2-SAID TO FELLOW KENYANS WHO ELECTED HIM AFTER SEEING THE COUNTRY BLEEDING AND BEING TORN APART KOSOVO WAY THAT &#8220;OUR COUNTRY KENYA IS BIGGER THAN MYSELF RAILA AND ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER,HENCE LET US BE ONE COUNTRY AND KIBAKI CONTINUE HIS PRESIDENCY AND LETS&#8217; LIVE IN PEACE&#8221;..THE PRESIDENCY KIBAKI STOLE FROM HIM.<br />
HENCE BRINGING BACK PEACE TO A NATION THAT WAS MOVING DOWN THE GENOCIDE ROAD.<br />
 3-HE ACCEPTED TO BE GIVEN THE &#8220;ZERO-POWER PREMIER,JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE COUNTRYS&#8217; PEACE AND THATS WHAT HE IS USING TO WORK FOR THIS NATION &#8220;UNDER&#8221; KIBAKI.<br />
 4-HE ACCEPTED EVEN TO WORK WITH HIS POLITICAL NEMESIS AND &#8220;JUDAS&#8221; KALONZO MUSYOKA IN THE SAME CABINET,WITH OTHER M.P&#8217;S AND MINISTERS WHO KEPT ON ABUSING HIM AS AGWAMBO DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIODS AND AFTER HE WON THE PRESIDENCY AND THEN THEY STOLE.</p>
<p>  SO RAILA AMOLO ODINGA IS THE OBVIOUS NOMINEE FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE THIS YEAR,LET THEM GIVE IT TO HIM,HE DESERVES IT YESTERDAY,TODAY AND TOMMORROW,FOR HE SAVED OUR COUNTRY COZ HE LOVES US,THE NATION AND MORE TAHN ANYTHING ELSE HE LOVES PEACE.</p>
<p>ARTHUR.</p>
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		<title>By: Otieno</title>
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		<dc:creator>Otieno</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thx Rafiq,

The list wasn&#039;t complete by the time I looked at it :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thx Rafiq,</p>
<p>The list wasn&#8217;t complete by the time I looked at it <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: rafiq</title>
		<link>http://raila2007.wordpress.com/latest-from-the-ground/#comment-8437</link>
		<dc:creator>rafiq</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think its complete. Pentagon ably represented. 
ruto -agriculture
mudavadi-local govt
balala-tourism
nyaga-cooperative devt</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think its complete. Pentagon ably represented.<br />
ruto -agriculture<br />
mudavadi-local govt<br />
balala-tourism<br />
nyaga-cooperative devt</p>
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		<title>By: Otieno</title>
		<link>http://raila2007.wordpress.com/latest-from-the-ground/#comment-8435</link>
		<dc:creator>Otieno</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Where&#039;s the pentagon in this list? is this a joke? 

====================

Kenya&#039;s new Cabinet 

Story by ANTHONY KARIUKI 
Publication Date: 4/13/2008  
Kenya&#039;s coalition Government has finally been unveiled following weeks of tense negotiations between President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Raila Odinga.

 

 
President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga after they agreed to share power. 
President Kibaki, accompanied by Mr Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, has announced the new Cabinet in a live address from State House, Nairobi, to the nation.

 

Here are the members of the new Cabinet:

 

President: Mwai Kibaki

 

Vice President and Minster for Home Affairs: Kalonzo Musyoka

 

Prime Minister: Raila Odinga

Deputy PM and Minster for Trade Uhuru Kenyatta

Deputy PM and Minister for Local Governmet: Musalia Mudavadi

 

Minister for Internal Security and Provincial Adminstration: Prof George Saitoti

Asst. Ministers: Orwa Ojode

                       Simeon Lesrima

 

Minister for Roads:  Kiplaya Kones

Asst. Ministers: Machage, Lee Kinyanjui  
 
Minister for Public Works: Chris Obure
Asst. Minister:  Dick Wathika
 
Minister for Transport: Chirau Mwakere

Asst. Minister: John Mwau

 

Minister for Lands: James Orengo

Asst. Minister: Sylvester Wakoli  and Samuel Rae

 

Minister for Energy: Kiraitu Murungi

Asst. Ministers:  Charles Keter and Mohammed Maalim

 

 

Minster for Roads:  Kiplaya Kones

Asst. Minister: Wilfred Machage

 

Minister for Special Programmes: Naomi Shaban

Asst. Minister: Mohammed Ali

 

Minister for Gender and Children: Esther Mathenge

Asst. Minister: Athanus Keya

 

Minister for Public Health and Sanitation: Beth Mugo

Asst. Minister: J Ondicho

 

Minister for Medical Services: Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o

Asst. Minister: Danson Mungatana

 

Minister for Labour: John Munyes

Asst. Minister: Sospeter Ojamoong

 

Minister for Youth and Sports: Prof Helen Sambili

Asst. Ministers: Wavinya Ndeti and Kabando wa Kabando

 

Minister for Education: Prof Sam Ongeri

Asst. Ministers: Patrick Olweny and Andrew Mwatela

 

Minister for Higher Education: Sally Kosgei

Asst. Ministers: Kilemi Mwiria and Osman Kamama

 

Minister for Immigration and Registration of Persons: Otieno Kajwang

Asst. Minister Francis Baya

 

Minister for Defence: Yusuf Haji

Asst. Ministers: David Musila and Joseph Nkaisssery

 

 Attorney General: Amos Wako
 
 
Source: http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&amp;newsid=121099</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Where&#8217;s the pentagon in this list? is this a joke? </p>
<p>====================</p>
<p>Kenya&#8217;s new Cabinet </p>
<p>Story by ANTHONY KARIUKI<br />
Publication Date: 4/13/2008<br />
Kenya&#8217;s coalition Government has finally been unveiled following weeks of tense negotiations between President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Raila Odinga.</p>
<p>President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga after they agreed to share power.<br />
President Kibaki, accompanied by Mr Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, has announced the new Cabinet in a live address from State House, Nairobi, to the nation.</p>
<p>Here are the members of the new Cabinet:</p>
<p>President: Mwai Kibaki</p>
<p>Vice President and Minster for Home Affairs: Kalonzo Musyoka</p>
<p>Prime Minister: Raila Odinga</p>
<p>Deputy PM and Minster for Trade Uhuru Kenyatta</p>
<p>Deputy PM and Minister for Local Governmet: Musalia Mudavadi</p>
<p>Minister for Internal Security and Provincial Adminstration: Prof George Saitoti</p>
<p>Asst. Ministers: Orwa Ojode</p>
<p>                       Simeon Lesrima</p>
<p>Minister for Roads:  Kiplaya Kones</p>
<p>Asst. Ministers: Machage, Lee Kinyanjui  </p>
<p>Minister for Public Works: Chris Obure<br />
Asst. Minister:  Dick Wathika</p>
<p>Minister for Transport: Chirau Mwakere</p>
<p>Asst. Minister: John Mwau</p>
<p>Minister for Lands: James Orengo</p>
<p>Asst. Minister: Sylvester Wakoli  and Samuel Rae</p>
<p>Minister for Energy: Kiraitu Murungi</p>
<p>Asst. Ministers:  Charles Keter and Mohammed Maalim</p>
<p>Minster for Roads:  Kiplaya Kones</p>
<p>Asst. Minister: Wilfred Machage</p>
<p>Minister for Special Programmes: Naomi Shaban</p>
<p>Asst. Minister: Mohammed Ali</p>
<p>Minister for Gender and Children: Esther Mathenge</p>
<p>Asst. Minister: Athanus Keya</p>
<p>Minister for Public Health and Sanitation: Beth Mugo</p>
<p>Asst. Minister: J Ondicho</p>
<p>Minister for Medical Services: Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o</p>
<p>Asst. Minister: Danson Mungatana</p>
<p>Minister for Labour: John Munyes</p>
<p>Asst. Minister: Sospeter Ojamoong</p>
<p>Minister for Youth and Sports: Prof Helen Sambili</p>
<p>Asst. Ministers: Wavinya Ndeti and Kabando wa Kabando</p>
<p>Minister for Education: Prof Sam Ongeri</p>
<p>Asst. Ministers: Patrick Olweny and Andrew Mwatela</p>
<p>Minister for Higher Education: Sally Kosgei</p>
<p>Asst. Ministers: Kilemi Mwiria and Osman Kamama</p>
<p>Minister for Immigration and Registration of Persons: Otieno Kajwang</p>
<p>Asst. Minister Francis Baya</p>
<p>Minister for Defence: Yusuf Haji</p>
<p>Asst. Ministers: David Musila and Joseph Nkaisssery</p>
<p> Attorney General: Amos Wako</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&amp;newsid=121099" rel="nofollow">http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&amp;newsid=121099</a></p>
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		<title>By: Christina</title>
		<link>http://raila2007.wordpress.com/latest-from-the-ground/#comment-8197</link>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>40 cabinet ministers????

Mr. Odinga this is a mistake that many will remember. PNU is looking to sully ODM&#039;s reputation, and by agreeing to this (a bloated cabinet), ODM and PNU will be on the same muddy level. SOLD OUT is what a lot of ordinary Kenyans will feel. Some compromises are not worth making, especially if it is on the backs of honest, hardworking Kenyans!
I hope ODM won&#039;t have to look back and see this as the moment when the tide of goodwill began to change!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>40 cabinet ministers????</p>
<p>Mr. Odinga this is a mistake that many will remember. PNU is looking to sully ODM&#8217;s reputation, and by agreeing to this (a bloated cabinet), ODM and PNU will be on the same muddy level. SOLD OUT is what a lot of ordinary Kenyans will feel. Some compromises are not worth making, especially if it is on the backs of honest, hardworking Kenyans!<br />
I hope ODM won&#8217;t have to look back and see this as the moment when the tide of goodwill began to change!</p>
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		<title>By: Peris O</title>
		<link>http://raila2007.wordpress.com/latest-from-the-ground/#comment-8113</link>
		<dc:creator>Peris O</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Despite the cabinet disagreements, I think it is important that His Excellency Raila Odinga still keeps his appointments with the Kenyan people, for example, the peace mission trip to Rift Valley. We don&#039;t want it to be seen that since ODM is not getting what it wants, then Kenyans are put aside.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Despite the cabinet disagreements, I think it is important that His Excellency Raila Odinga still keeps his appointments with the Kenyan people, for example, the peace mission trip to Rift Valley. We don&#8217;t want it to be seen that since ODM is not getting what it wants, then Kenyans are put aside.</p>
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		<title>By: Samson Ogola</title>
		<link>http://raila2007.wordpress.com/latest-from-the-ground/#comment-7946</link>
		<dc:creator>Samson Ogola</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your Exellency, I have been of the idea that Kenya needs nothing short of a complete overhaul in its gorvernance. This is why I vested my hopes on you for overhaul(positive and real change). Though things stand the way they are now I still expect you to carry on in effecting the changes. Kenyan are not ready for a power sharing plan that ends in them being the losers. This is to say that an abnormally big cabinet that will make us pay our fortunes to maintain.
My advice is maintain my hope of a better Kenya with you by coming up with a lean cabinet but most effective and forcast.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your Exellency, I have been of the idea that Kenya needs nothing short of a complete overhaul in its gorvernance. This is why I vested my hopes on you for overhaul(positive and real change). Though things stand the way they are now I still expect you to carry on in effecting the changes. Kenyan are not ready for a power sharing plan that ends in them being the losers. This is to say that an abnormally big cabinet that will make us pay our fortunes to maintain.<br />
My advice is maintain my hope of a better Kenya with you by coming up with a lean cabinet but most effective and forcast.</p>
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		<title>By: Raphael</title>
		<link>http://raila2007.wordpress.com/latest-from-the-ground/#comment-7908</link>
		<dc:creator>Raphael</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And this is another one i have just received from my good friend:

Update 5:23 pm Kenyan Time

For the first time in the history of Kenya a sitting president has
contributed to debate in parliament. Usually Kenyan presidents just
give speeches.

President Kibaki gave his lengthy contribution in his capacity as
member for Othaya shortly after that of Prime Minister designate Raila
Odinga as member for Langata.

I was touched by the impact this crisis seems to have had on our
president&#039;s health. I have never heard him repeating himself or
rambling on and on which is exactly what happened at one juncture and
seemed to cause considerable anxiety on the government front benches
but fascination from the rest of the house.

The president emphasized that God must love Kenya a great deal and
went on to mention God more times in this speech than in all his
previous speeches (since he became president) put together. He went on
to insinuate that the place where the country was going before the
peace deal was reached, was really scary. His excellency Mwai Kibaki
also emphasized the fact that the young people of Kenya (new
generation) have no room for tribalism in the way they think or do
their things. He noted that this younger generation have settled all
over the world and are making a huge impact in many societies, not to
mention the fact that they send money back home for development and
other activities.

President Kibaki caused laughter and indeed surprise when he pointed
out that all that was needed to have a new constitution in Kenya was
to give the whole job to Orengo (James). He added that Hon Orengo
knows all that they have been discussing in the previous failed
attempts to get a new constitution and was bound to come up with a
document that would be acceptable to all, the president said.

The mood in parliament was one of unanimous agreement to the bill and
cordial behaviour to each other. This was only broken briefly on two
occasions. Firstly when in an apparent slip of the tongue Gitobu
Imanyara while contributing to debate said that the rest of Africa
would always measure the standards of their election against the one
that took place in Kenya. There was uproar from the ODM side and even
the PNU back benches and it took several minutes for the speaker to
restore order. The other time was when the mover of the motion Martha
Karua stood to move the motion after debate and warned against the use
of insensitive language referring to member Otieno Kajwangs referring
to a &quot;stolen election&quot; in his remarks.

Voting is now going on and although the ayes have it, since this is a
constitutional amendment bill, numbers have to be verified so that the
two thirds majority required to pass the bill is attained. Some
notable nays so far include Eugune Wamalwa and Charles Kilonzo.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And this is another one i have just received from my good friend:</p>
<p>Update 5:23 pm Kenyan Time</p>
<p>For the first time in the history of Kenya a sitting president has<br />
contributed to debate in parliament. Usually Kenyan presidents just<br />
give speeches.</p>
<p>President Kibaki gave his lengthy contribution in his capacity as<br />
member for Othaya shortly after that of Prime Minister designate Raila<br />
Odinga as member for Langata.</p>
<p>I was touched by the impact this crisis seems to have had on our<br />
president&#8217;s health. I have never heard him repeating himself or<br />
rambling on and on which is exactly what happened at one juncture and<br />
seemed to cause considerable anxiety on the government front benches<br />
but fascination from the rest of the house.</p>
<p>The president emphasized that God must love Kenya a great deal and<br />
went on to mention God more times in this speech than in all his<br />
previous speeches (since he became president) put together. He went on<br />
to insinuate that the place where the country was going before the<br />
peace deal was reached, was really scary. His excellency Mwai Kibaki<br />
also emphasized the fact that the young people of Kenya (new<br />
generation) have no room for tribalism in the way they think or do<br />
their things. He noted that this younger generation have settled all<br />
over the world and are making a huge impact in many societies, not to<br />
mention the fact that they send money back home for development and<br />
other activities.</p>
<p>President Kibaki caused laughter and indeed surprise when he pointed<br />
out that all that was needed to have a new constitution in Kenya was<br />
to give the whole job to Orengo (James). He added that Hon Orengo<br />
knows all that they have been discussing in the previous failed<br />
attempts to get a new constitution and was bound to come up with a<br />
document that would be acceptable to all, the president said.</p>
<p>The mood in parliament was one of unanimous agreement to the bill and<br />
cordial behaviour to each other. This was only broken briefly on two<br />
occasions. Firstly when in an apparent slip of the tongue Gitobu<br />
Imanyara while contributing to debate said that the rest of Africa<br />
would always measure the standards of their election against the one<br />
that took place in Kenya. There was uproar from the ODM side and even<br />
the PNU back benches and it took several minutes for the speaker to<br />
restore order. The other time was when the mover of the motion Martha<br />
Karua stood to move the motion after debate and warned against the use<br />
of insensitive language referring to member Otieno Kajwangs referring<br />
to a &#8220;stolen election&#8221; in his remarks.</p>
<p>Voting is now going on and although the ayes have it, since this is a<br />
constitutional amendment bill, numbers have to be verified so that the<br />
two thirds majority required to pass the bill is attained. Some<br />
notable nays so far include Eugune Wamalwa and Charles Kilonzo.</p>
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		<title>By: Raphael</title>
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		<dc:creator>Raphael</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i have just received this mail from a friend:

15h45 Local Time - Historic Day for Kenya

Kenya parliament is currently debating historic bills. The Justice
Minister had earlier moved the motion seeking to pass the Constitution
of Kenya Amendment Bill 2008. The next motion will be the National
Accord and Reconcilliation Bill. Both bills are aimed at legalising
the peace agreement that was signed by Raila Odinga and President
Kibaki on 28/Feb/2008.

President Mwai Kibaki has just arrived in parliament and is
surprisingly occupying the seat of Leader of Government Business, and
has asked Raila to join him on the government side. It is significant
that Kalonzo was initially forced to move to No.3 on government front
benches, but is now sitting next to Mudavadi on the official
opposition benches. Both Raila and Kibaki are now contentedly seating
on government side and those who were at the end of that bench have
now had to move to the back bench. Is he discreetly telling us that
Raila is NOW leader of government business? Only time will tell.

Earlier, George Saitoti had raised tension in the house by launching a
scathing attacking on some MPs who supported violence in Rift Valley,
particularly where innocent people were burnt in a church in Eldoret.
(I wonder why he did not mention those who were burnt to death in
Naivasha or was it an attempt to campaign for the Deputy PMs seat)

All speakers have supported the Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill
2008 and it is likely going by the mood of the house, this bills will
sail without a hitch.

The speaker reminded members that the last time the Kenya constitution
was amended by parliament in 1982 when the then KANU government
(outlawed multi-party) and made Kenya a dejure one party state, it
took ten long painful and agonising years to undo this amendment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i have just received this mail from a friend:</p>
<p>15h45 Local Time &#8211; Historic Day for Kenya</p>
<p>Kenya parliament is currently debating historic bills. The Justice<br />
Minister had earlier moved the motion seeking to pass the Constitution<br />
of Kenya Amendment Bill 2008. The next motion will be the National<br />
Accord and Reconcilliation Bill. Both bills are aimed at legalising<br />
the peace agreement that was signed by Raila Odinga and President<br />
Kibaki on 28/Feb/2008.</p>
<p>President Mwai Kibaki has just arrived in parliament and is<br />
surprisingly occupying the seat of Leader of Government Business, and<br />
has asked Raila to join him on the government side. It is significant<br />
that Kalonzo was initially forced to move to No.3 on government front<br />
benches, but is now sitting next to Mudavadi on the official<br />
opposition benches. Both Raila and Kibaki are now contentedly seating<br />
on government side and those who were at the end of that bench have<br />
now had to move to the back bench. Is he discreetly telling us that<br />
Raila is NOW leader of government business? Only time will tell.</p>
<p>Earlier, George Saitoti had raised tension in the house by launching a<br />
scathing attacking on some MPs who supported violence in Rift Valley,<br />
particularly where innocent people were burnt in a church in Eldoret.<br />
(I wonder why he did not mention those who were burnt to death in<br />
Naivasha or was it an attempt to campaign for the Deputy PMs seat)</p>
<p>All speakers have supported the Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill<br />
2008 and it is likely going by the mood of the house, this bills will<br />
sail without a hitch.</p>
<p>The speaker reminded members that the last time the Kenya constitution<br />
was amended by parliament in 1982 when the then KANU government<br />
(outlawed multi-party) and made Kenya a dejure one party state, it<br />
took ten long painful and agonising years to undo this amendment.</p>
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		<title>By: Turncoat</title>
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		<dc:creator>Turncoat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ok. Professor. i will get in touch. thanks.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok. Professor. i will get in touch. thanks.</p>
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