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It is my view that it is a big embarrassment for Africa . It is hypocritical for African leaders to talk about democracy and human rights and to be silent when these things are happening in Zimbabwe .

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Raila Odinga
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: January 7
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At independence Kenya's economic indicators were equal to those of South Korea, but 45 years down the road, Korea's economy is 40 times that of Kenya. The mediocrity of leadership is across the continent .
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Musalia [Mudavadi] has a much weaker character in person than [Musikari] Kombo, and you know the joke about humble Luhya servants as cooks and watchmen...Anyway, jokes aside, Luhya disunity is a blessing for us and I would never have wanted it any other way.
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We cannot build county councils based on one single constituency. It doesn't make sense because it does not have a sufficient revenue base to be able to provide the services that county councils are required to provide.
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Had the Luhyas united, my plans would have been impossible to fulfil .
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Gone are the days when African leaders used to misrule their people and the rest of Africa was quiet under the guise of what was called non-interference.
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I congratulate the outgoing Nigeria President Mr Goodluck Jonathan for his grace in conceding defeat.
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I will not interfere with the courts at all. For now,[William] Ruto is a political necessity, but you know in politics we do have blind loyalties and if we are to win this battle, we have to use all options available.
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What has happened in the past is a lot of good policies have been developed on paper, but you find they are not implemented. So there is a disconnect between rhetoric and practice.
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You cannot have free and fair elections while one party controls completely and monopolizes the instrument of power and .. Tsvangirai is in and out of police cells almost on a daily basis, when people are being arrested, people are being beaten up.
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With Uhuru [Kenyatta] running against [Mwai] Kibaki, the Kikuyus will be divided for sure.
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I think it is its time for the leaders of Africa to say to President Mugabe that the people of Zimbabwe's deserve a free and fair election.
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The changes I envisage and that I have promised to address within my first 90 days in office are Dismantling the cabals of tribalism that are choking our country and resulting in runaway corruption and frustration for the people of Kenya.
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Sometimes people like to take risks.
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If someone like Musalia [Mudavadi ] ruled Kenya, he would not be able to effect the radical changes I talk about.
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You cannot forget the past but you can forgive it.
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In the US after the Great Depression, they invested heavily in infrastructure to create a lot of employment. In Germany after the war there was the Marshall plan for roads, rail, housing, energy, water and so on. That created massive employment after the devastation of the war and helped them to rebuild the country.
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You don't want to live in the past. Everything in life is in the future. You don't want to continue to be buried in the past.
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My view is that the time has come for the international community to act on Zimbabwe in the way that it did in Bosnia. I do not think that we are going to get free and fair elections in Zimbabwe.
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The stone throwing and house burning is no longer a face of Kenya . Kenya is now a destination for investment and tourism.
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