Onyango, We want to see if people can add some more.....and yes, you are right. This happened and we all saw.....he hated Ojode with a passion but pretended..... he hated the fact that Ojode was loved by people and that his well known nick-named was SIRIKAL.....that made Raila very mad ever minute he thought how come Ojode is called Sirikal........it bothered him.......and Yes: 1) Odhiambo Mbai was a constitutonal Lawyer working on the Constitution of Kenya and he was killed and shot dead right in his house........this is another proof why Raila did not want constitution........and he did not press to bring to book those who killed Mbai.....the deal was, scratch my back, I scratch your back.......and the Constitution was then killed. 2) Ojode was killed because they became very protective and were managing the police force to dig and apprehend the terrorist, so he and Saitoti were made to die.......yeah, so Raila's mafia terrorist of Nigeria and the Somali should continue to dig for power......and you saw how they were laughing with Kimunya during the burial of Ojode.......oh yeah........Raila thought that we dont know...... This is why, Uhuru and Ruto may be knowing something and refused Kimunya to join their Gava.......we are doing fine so far........we must pedho some more.. how about those who worked for Kenya Railways Administration and they are dissapearing one by one to destroy evidence and for cover-up........!!! Yeah......go on good people, bring some more... you will know, I am not alone who already know who Raila is....... Now you can see why he hates Obama........Lazima asomewe kitabu yake...... na hatuta nyamaza --- On Sat, 6/22/13, onyango <> wrote:
From: onyango <> Subject: Re: LEE MAKWINY BLAMES MIDIWO FOR RAILA ODINGA DEFEAT To: jbatec@yahoo.com Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 2:18 PM
Ayie kod u kabisa kata Odhiambo Mbai . To wuod Dhiwa manyo ogero Factory ndhiwa to gitieko bende kwara ibrahim awuondo no dagi joko odinga chon.
--- On Sat, 6/22/13, Judy Miriga <jbatec@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Judy Miriga <jbatec@yahoo.com> Subject: LEE MAKWINY BLAMES MIDIWO FOR RAILA ODINGA DEFEAT To: "Nelson Oreje" <nelsonoreje@gmail.com> Cc: wanakenya@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 3:38 PM
Nelson imiya nyiero, Ngatma hinyi ema ichomo gi ratiro. Ikweregi muolo, to ka odagi, to ichomo kode gi sheria........Ma ema omiyo wachogi piny owinji......... Wach duogo dala Kadwogo, ok obiro oronaji goya. Ka koro, ma pod an mabor to gigoya malich miwuoroni, un ok une mano? Kata in ma ilosoni, koseyudo gima odwaro kuomi, kae to oyudo ni idwaro bedo smart, omera otieki....Wach maduong en ni, eg gi grube no okgi dwar Obama. Nyaka joge ma jo Nigeria go gi richo ok gidwar Obama. Mano nyaka unge........wasechiko itwa ma wayudo ni gin jok man gi paro marich kuom Obama........Omonda dwogo mielo nyatiti ka pod olima giri ka pod ngima nyalo gwelo gita........mondo adwogi apakra kidogo....... To kata man an kani, donge giseorona nyaka Prof. Nyongo gi lange, gi Salim Lone mondo obi ogoya mbururu rap rap, kae to gi temo dinona yore te. Eeeee, giyudo mana ni anbe ok ayot ....jogo bwana ok gin jokmabeyo......to nyaka nyisgi e lela. Sani ka ngato ohinyo Obama, ere kaka Raindu no obiro chikore kaen ema ose telo odino Obama, kae to osungore ni "Opuk pek ne Otenga", koro gimoro wuonde ni opek ne Obama nikech en kod osepe ma corrupt??? Ma, wangni to tek, puothewa to wadagie, gise kwalo moromo, koro wangni wadwaro puothewa back......... Amis dala lakini, Rainduno ogengonwa.......kwere uru wa mondo enbe odimbre ka dhano. Kwani, wan Joluo ngano ma onyisi ni wan jokmaricho.......Waherore ndi to Raila ema ketho winjruok mar onagi.........tho !!!! Kwere uru......aol.......
--- On Sat, 6/22/13, Nelson Oreje <nelsonoreje@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Nelson Oreje <nelsonoreje@gmail.com> Subject: Re: LEE MAKWINY BLAMES MIDIWO FOR RAILA ODINGA DEFEAT To: wanakenya@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 2:30 PM
In bende, ang'o mamoni duogop koni mondop igo siasa, koso irito mana ketho nying Rao? Only the paranoid survive From: Judy Miriga <jbatec@yahoo.com> Sender: wanakenya@googlegroups.com Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:28:03 -0700 (PDT) To: Judy Miriga<jbatec@yahoo.com> ReplyTo: wanakenya@googlegroups.com Subject: LEE MAKWINY BLAMES MIDIWO FOR RAILA ODINGA DEFEAT
Nelson, Raila is the problem...lll.....eeee, wiya longo ndi, en mana ni aparo ni mar Raila ema chalni dhi marach...........Luo ema okasorego odich onyono ka tinga tinga manyonowa gi thuon........wanbe koro waol ose nyonwa ndi.......kae to gik ma awacho duto gin adier, jopimo nyalo pimo kae to yudoni weche ma awacho duto onge miriambo gin adiera lilo........
--- On Sat, 6/22/13, Nelson Oreje <nelsonoreje@gmail.com> wrote: Nelson Oreje <nelsonoreje@gmail.com> Subject: Re: LEE MAKWINY BLAMES MIDIWO FOR RAILA ODINGA DEFEAT To: wanakenya@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 1:14 PM
Judy, is ur head "correct?" Only the paranoid survive From: Judy Miriga <jbatec@yahoo.com> Sender: wanakenya@googlegroups.com Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 08:39:53 -0700 (PDT) To: Judy Miriga<jbatec@yahoo.com> ReplyTo: wanakenya@googlegroups.com Subject: LEE MAKWINY BLAMES MIDIWO FOR RAILA ODINGA DEFEAT
Plan for Raila it to finish Luos. 1) After Raila and the Odinga family benefiting from Luo Thrift which includes Dudi shopping Centre in Gem that is Luo Thrift, Tom Mboya Mombasa, these are Luo Thrift; Makasembo Hall, these are Luo Thrift, .......etc.,.......then the Odinga family negotiate in a conspiracy during Kenyatta Administration to silence Tom Mboya….. taking South Nyanza away Luos wealth and resources. Jaramogi Odinga slowed down after Tom Mboya death and pretended that he loves the South Nyanza when he begun to engage extensively in South……we dint know it was our land which was targeted and our people prepared for extinction. Raila is turning Luo Nyanza into Slavery for Labour reserve for his commercial empire grabbed from Luos by ways and means. 2) The Molasses, was the reason a conspiracy was hatched to kill Robert Ouko wuod Seda. Raila then turned the Molasses his property when in actual sense Robert Ouko planned to create Development projects for the local people of the area and upon finalizing Molasses funding, that is when he got killed and farms in and Molasses from the Ancestral Clan of Imbo, Seme, Asembo, Uyoma was translated to BONDO CONSTITUENCY….. where Loans from World Bank, IMF, Hedge Funding, Pyramid Scheme, and with the UN Financial Institutions to include AfDB as well as South Africa was consolidated for Yala Swamp and Kibos Sugar and this only benefited Raila, the Odinga family with their Agents and cronies 3) Kassim Owango planned to fix water hycynth and put together COMESA, for projects in the Lake Victoria for the community in and around Lake Victoria to benefit, he too Raila conspired with Moi and Kassim Owango died mysteriously. Odinga Raila negotiated with Moi and Museveni, to overtake Lake Victoria with Migingo where they got loan from World Bank and the expense and bill is sent to the local community to pay…..this is unacceptable. 4) Joshua Okuthe and Nyaseme also died mysteriously from mysterious circumstances and then everyone is silent like nothing happened. Their money in the bank also disappeared mysteriously. Okuthe was prominent with the Soccer team and Nyasame had just got contract money from South Sudan and that too just disappeared. If they were killed, why is the Government silent why don't they investigate and give clear perspective of what actually happened. 5) Raila pretended with HIV and top-cut men speers in nyanza simply to finish luos and do sperm harvesting with the Chinese. This is another way to cut short lives of the Luo men. 6) Land Grabbing in Luo Nyanza is completely getting out of control and this is meant to benefit business men from Uganda, Rwanda, Nigerian, South Africa and Canada…….this is why Raila is shuttling from South Africa to USA to create and develop civil war conflicts and spoil for President Obama trip to Africa………following the same trend of how he has over the years finished our prominent Luos and taken their wealth and resources. 7) His recent bragging that he is heavier and mightier in his saying that: "Opuk pek ne Otenga"………is a simple show off to prove to his followers that he is more powerful than even our big brother……and it is what brought him here without official protocol but to pupu his stench…like he is used to pupu on our people. We trust in God and God will protect and preserve us now and always……..and for this, we shall not hesitate to expose all his dirty linen and demand that he face justice immediately so we can recover all that has been stolen from us. He must not be allowed to continue doing damage to the luos as it amounts to serious crime, abuse and violation of Human Rights. @@@@@@@Translated in Luo@@@@@@
George Odhiambo, Plan mar Raila en tieko Joluo. 1) Raila ka osekao Luo Thrift moriwo nyaka duke man Dudi shopping Centre Gem mago e achiel kuom Luo Thrift, Tom Mboya Mombasa, ginie Luo Thrift; Makasembo Hall, magi e Luo Thrift, .......gi mamoko ma bende unyalo medoe.......kae to Joka-Odinga winjore gi jok mane otelo e serikand Kenyatta to silence Tom Mboya….. kae to gi yako mwandu mag joluo, kae to githiro jo South Nyanza. Jaramogi Odinga odokmana chien bange ka Tom Mboya osethod eka okacho wuondore ni oherowa…….to malit to pod osiko…….Wuode ma Raila KODinga koreka yako maber. Omayowa nyaka puothe, matiende ni ne gichano ni Bondo oriwo nyaka South Nyanza duto ……matiende ni wan wasumbni Joka Odinga…….oyoroe gi iye ka otelo mbele ka ngat ma yoro aora ma Bondo etok dalagi. 2) Kae to mar ariyo, en Molasses, ma wuodwa Ouko Wuod Sega kane dwaro improvego mondo omi the Community for Development, joka Odinga oyudo opportunity mo oriwore gi jo wasik Ouko Total man kae to kaosenegi Ouko to Raila omako osiep gi Total man bange to neodar odhi e Party mar Moi in Kanu ka weche osekwe mar nek Ouko, kae to odhi o negotiate kod Moi, bang kane Wuod Sega neoseloso yore duto maber mar chiero Molasses for Community Development to giwinjore to ginego Wuod Sega, kae to Raila achiel onogono kao Molasses oloko mare…….koro oriwo mier dala oganda mag joka ngane ka ngane ….. puothe gi duto man aluora mar Molasses motingo jo Imbo, Seme, Asembo, Uyoma nyaka Kano Plain kae to oluongogi ni BONDO CONSTITUENCY….. odhi okwayogo Loan pesa e World Bank, IMF, Hedge Funding, Pyramid Scheme, kachiel gi UN Financial Institutions nyaka AfDB gi pinje maoko nyaka South Africa kae to omayo jo dhoudi go duto puothe gioriwo gi mo riw e Yala Swamp ……the benefitiary there is Raila gi joka Odinga kachiel gi his Agents gi cronies 3) Nyoroka kanyo Kassim Owango kane dhi loso wach water hycynth ma osetudo weche gi pinje mag COMESA, ne oloso yore mag pisa mane dhidonjo gero Lake Victoria mondo onagi oyud konyruok e ohala mane wuok Lake Victoria, Raila ominore odhi kwotho gi Moi, ma Kassim wuod Owango osim mayom, pese mane odong e bank olal nono……gi chamo…….Wuod Odinga Raila odhi loso gi Moi gi Museveni, World Bank onindo e Lake Victoria Development giriwore gi Museveni, Bush, kod Moi ma mano e ma omiyo Raila omako osiep kod joka Clinton gi Museveni kendo ma gikao giriwo nyaka Migingo 4) Nyo uneno ka Joshua Okuthe gi Nyaseme nyo tho gi rieko mabor mayore yore kae to piny oling thi…….Pesa bilionde mag Okuthe mane ni e bangi jaohala maneok kwalo pesngato, chamo mana luche olal kanye, nyiego manono mana ni Okuthe jo mpira ohero kae to imaye pese gi thuon…..to mag Nyaseme ma nyo oyudogodo Contract from South Sudan ngano ma okao……to oneggi nango??? 5) Koro sani Raila gi Nyongo ka achiel gi Oto jodonjore gi mecho……imayo onagi puothe, mwandgi, ingado nyaka nyim yawuot Luo giwacho ni mano en HIV imanyo ji nyaka e mier gotieno gi thuon to adiera en ni HIV ok landre kuom jogo mak ok ongadi…….mondi jogo ma ongadi ema ne oyud ni lande saidi……..Rieko man ka en ni, Nyongo wuondore gi wach "Postrate Cancer" mondo ogo risasi MANDE YAWUOT LUO mondo otime ne jo Chinese SPERM seed harvesting. Seche ma gi chodo nyim yawuotwa gi gichwado risasi mande yawuotwa, gin ego jowa….. yawuot Luo…… 6) Puothe Jo Luo be koro gi vamia South Nyanza. Gima omiyo en ni Raila ne oseuso puothe joluo South Nyanza ne jo Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria, South Africa gi Canada. Koro uneno ka ogoyo Ngwech oringo odhi South Nyanza, kae to ogo kona oringo obiro USA tije en thuwo ji mondo oter lweny Kenya……… 7) Ka nyoro odonjo America ne obiro gengo wuodwa kik dhi limbe Africa……..okwer ni en "Opuk pek ne Otenga"………Opuk pek ne otenga maka chietha……..!!! Odhi thuo jo South Africa mondo kik rwak wuodwa, kae to obiro ka biro duo piii……..Wangni ochamo to obiro yie…..ok wabi rumo kamano......matiende ni odwaro chodo kendo simo wuodwa achiel kende, wuod Obama kaka ose simo yawuotwa ma ratipo mosekadho go….gitieko Tom kendo kodhi ma nyo Nyasae moyowa ka hawi bang nego wuon, obiro liero mande ka……oyo, ma to wangni adagi……ase ling kod aminga ….. ma wangni achungie…….aikora mar gwere gi Raila gi jogego……wadwaro gwere ma buru ema biro dum. Kapo ni oriwore gi osiepenego mag jo ohala Odwaro tieko wuodwa nyathi hawi wuod Obama mondo giket jogo ma mayowa puothe, mano to wadagi……. Nyasae ja nguono Nyasae ber, Nyasach polo kod piny okcham asoya…..omiyowa rieko ma apanda Malaika maler kelonwa lek, omiyowagodo weche ma wangeyogodo weche gi gik mopangi apanda ngengore e lela …. ….. aseyie…….Nyasae hono……to okgibi nyalo……. Saa osechopo, wadwaro mwanduwa duto ma Raila osekwalo……..to jo magaidi ma okelo in Kenya mondo ka owacho ni en ne ok ohusika in 2007/8, ere kaka no onyalo kao Kamlesh Patni ma oriw gi Chinedu gi Mungiki kae to giwuondo ji gi Internetional Church Kanisa mar nego ji…….Joluo ofuo fuo manade ma I fulogi mana pilepile…… Moi kane ondhuno mande, ne waoro Moi ondhun mande? Ne wangeyo kaka ne gindhunore mandegi? Ne wantiere sama ne gindhunore kata gima negilaro ma omiyo neinduno mande? En ango ma kar dhao gi Moi to wan ema olokore kodwa otieko Onagi….mondo omawa puothe to koni to gitimo ohala gi Moi……??? Ere kaka Raila gi Moi timo ohala kanyakla kendo gi winjore maber ..... to jokma umiya mahinyore gin wan??? Jok ma dwaro kelo kwe bende Raila mongodo, ok odwar. Ngat matiyo matek kaka wuod Obama kama, ok owinjrego, omanyo sababu, okelogo sigu, kae to mande achiel-nogono ema oliero ka ochikore go South Africa ni oooo VIP mara ni oooo omaya kura gi Uhuru gi Ruto, mara ni oooo Obama rach Obama kik dhi Africa, geng ne uru.......Africa ni mar min mare.....??? kae to obiro ka otimo fitina, uduwo nwa pii, omienowa gi chuodho odwaro kelo lweny mondo en gi johande mosiepene gimed kwalogodo lope gi puothe Kenya e puothe joLuo......ema nyoro nyo uneno ka obiro liero go mande USA.......uparo ni enga ango??? kae to ni mondo waling alinga........ bende wabiro ling adier.......eeee, wangicho mos to kochopo hahe, to wawuok........ FIVE CIRCUMCISION DEATHS IN EASTERN CAPE-SOUTH AFRICA.
Friday,June 21 2013 at 04:18pm
Five boys died and one has been castrated in the Eastern Cape after illegal circumcisions, the provincial health department said on Friday. "The Eastern Cape department of health is extremely concerned about the increasing number of young boys dying in the bush," said spokesman Sizwe Kupelo. "Over the past four days five boys have died in the bush. An autopsy conducted on three of them indicated they suffered from gangrene which resulted in renal failure." A 15-year-old boy also had to be castrated. Five circumcision deaths in E Cape - Crime & Courts | IOL News | IOL.co.za www.iol.co.za South Africa's Premier Online News Source. Discover the world of IOL, News South Africa, Sport, Business, Financial, World News, Entertainment, Technology, Motoring, Travel, Property, Classifieds & more. --- On Sat, 6/22/13, Faiza Hassan <wasitara@gmail.com> wrote: From: Faiza Hassan <wasitara@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [PK] Raila Tells off the AU over Hague To: progressive-kenyans@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 6:44 AM
Yes the Ambassador will be recalled for what he did. He was not supposed to do that. He should wait for letter reprimanding him. --- On Sat, 6/22/13, Cosmos Omondi <omondi.cosmos@gmail.com> wrote: From: Cosmos Omondi <omondi.cosmos@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [PK] Raila Tells off the AU over Hague To: progressive-kenyans@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 6:19 AM
Amori,
In Washington Raila was driven around in the Kenyan ambassador's official car and his schedule was coordinated by the Embassy, in sharp contrast to the recent refusal by the Office of the President to deny him access to the VIP lounges at Jomo Kenyatta airport. What about that? Can it happen without the knowledge of Baba wa Taifa and his Dep? Jakom should now use his hard earned-new found status to "Peace Talk" Chinedu to "Please forgive" the Kenya Government and let the plane fly back to Kenya. --- On Sat, 6/22/13, otieno sungu <sunoti@yahoo.com> wrote: From: otieno sungu <sunoti@yahoo.com> Subject: [PK] LEE MAKWINY BLAMES MIDIWO FOR RAILA ODINGA DEFEAT To: "kenyaonline@yahoogroups.com" <kenyaonline@yahoogroups.com>, "Progressive Kenyans" <progressive-kenyans@googlegroups.com> Cc: "uchunguzionline@yahoogroups.com" <uchunguzionline@yahoogroups.com>, "vision Kenyayahoo Group" <NewVisionKenya@yahoogroups.com>, "Friends of KCDN Group" <friendsofkcdn@yahoogroups.com>, "vuguvumashinani@yahoogroups.com" <vuguvumashinani@yahoogroups.com>, "young proffessionals" <youngprofessionals_ke@googlegroups.com>, "Kiswahili" <Kiswahili@yahoogroups.com> Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 7:04 AM
Oduor,
This is the way to go, unless we get credible answers on the questions we ask instead of arrogance, this entity will find it very difficult to penetrate Nyanza. Many will be 'mobilized" for photo sessions during forums but to sink their savings will be a hard sell.
One thing I like about our folks it that they don't shy away from asking hard questions and those questions are beginning to emerge even from some who rushed to "register" before doing due diligence on integrity of the entity.
The very poor must be protected and if an organization refuses to answer questions on probity and instead takes people on a whole course of chest thumping, it will only have itself to blame.
Any organization worth its salt will rush to provide such answers very promptly to the satisfaction of the public.
And right now, the urgent one is, when will Lee be paid for offering car hire services to KIMISHO worth Ksh. 14,000/= to traverse from Busia, Migori and Siaya, if he can't be paid and has to write off the debt, is this the strategy to fight poverty in Nyanza by bringing down small enterprises?
Sungu.
From: Maurice Oduor <mauricejoduor@gmail.com> To: Progressive Kenyans <progressive-kenyans@googlegroups.com> Cc: "kenyaonline@yahoogroups.com" <kenyaonline@yahoogroups.com>; "uchunguzionline@yahoogroups.com" <uchunguzionline@yahoogroups.com>; vision Kenyayahoo Group <NewVisionKenya@yahoogroups.com>; Friends of KCDN Group <friendsofkcdn@yahoogroups.com>; "vuguvumashinani@yahoogroups.com" <vuguvumashinani@yahoogroups.com>; young proffessionals <youngprofessionals_ke@googlegroups.com>; Kiswahili <Kiswahili@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 1:34 PM Subject: [KOL] Re: [PK] LEE MAKWINY BLAMES MIDIWO FOR RAILA ODINGA DEFEAT
Sungu,
I have done my part. I have passed on the info to my auntie and some folks in west Ugenya to be very wary of joining such an endeavour. They will spread the news in churches, schools and marketplaces there to open their eyes before sinking their savings into this outfit. There are so many unknowns. Courage
Kenya: Raila Tells Off the AU Over Hague By Timothy Kaberia, 20 June 2013 FORMER Prime Minister Raila Odinga has dismissed the "hardline" position over the ICC adopted by the African Union last month as an exercise in futility . He said that the anti-ICC crusade led by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is misplaced because "Africa must stop passing the buck and take responsibility for its own peace and development." Raila was speaking on Tuesday at the Woodrow Wilson Center in downtown Washington DC flanked by retired US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and Kenyan ambassador Elkanah Odembo. Raila accused Museveni of wasting time on "mundane" issues instead of focusing on apprehending the Lords Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and handing him over to the ICC. Raila said that African leaders should instead come up with strategies to help the continent achieve its economic dreams. He said that the continent had abundant resources and only needed proper leadership to make it competitive in the global market. "In the next 50 years, I envisage Africa to have a youthful and healthy population, to serve as a granary to the world, and to rest poverty to history. My dreams are reasonable and achievable only if bodies such as the AU stop chest thumping like we recently witnessed during the celebration of Africa's 50th Anniversary and get back to serious reforms," Raila said. Raila said that Africans want to see the AU come up with strategies for sustained reforms and inclusive economic growth. "There must be a deliberate strategy to develop the continent's productive forces and build structures to manage Africa's political, economic and technological relations within its members and international communities," he said. Raila said that leaders must respect human rights, better manage on mineral resources, and work on better prices for agricultural produce to help eradicate poverty. The former PM also challenged African leaders to come up with policies so that African states could dictate their terms of engagement with China. He said that Africa and Kenya must uphold their relationship with "traditional" allies such as the United States and Western Europe. Raila denied that he had become President Uhuru Kenyatta's special envoy and that Treasury was requesting an additional Sh34 million for his travel expenses. In Washington Raila was driven around in the Kenyan ambassador's official car and his schedule was coordinated by the Embassy, in sharp contrast to the recent refusal by the Office of the President to deny him access to the VIP lounges at Jomo Kenyatta airport. State recalls envoys ahead of shake-up Cabinet to the secretary nominee Francis Kimemia before the committee on administration and national security chaired by Asman Kamama at Continental house on May 24 2013. Some 39 ambassadors and high commissioners have been recalled as President Kenyatta prepares to assemble a new diplomatic team to champion Kenya's foreign policy. PHOTO/PHOEBE OKALL NATION - Kenya's ambassador to Washington DC, Mr Elkanah Odembo, Consular-General in Los Angeles, Dr Akinyi Odinga and High Commissioner to Canada, Mr Simon Nabukwesi are among those ordered to return home.
- The posts are reportedly reserved for those who lost in the elections. Former Cabinet Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere and Eugene Wamalwa are among those who could benefit from the diplomatic postings.
Some 39 ambassadors and high commissioners have been recalled as President Kenyatta prepares to assemble a new diplomatic team to champion Kenya's foreign policy. The Nation Thursday established that each of the targeted diplomats, most of whom had completed their tenures, had received instructions to hand over to their deputies and return home. Their replacements could be named next month. Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Kimemia first wrote to them over a month ago. His letter was followed up by another with similar instructions by the new Director of Political Affairs at the ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Robert Ngesu, this week. Kenya's ambassador to Washington DC, Mr Elkanah Odembo, Consular-General in Los Angeles, Dr Akinyi Odinga and High Commissioner to Canada, Mr Simon Nabukwesi are among those ordered to return home. Others are Mr Geoffrey Okanga (Uganda), Mr Mutinda Mutiso (Tanzania), Mr Richard Ekai (Thailand), Mr Dave Arunga (Egypt), Mr John Kakonge (Switzerland), Mr Ephraim Ngare (United Kingdom) and Mr Benjamin Mweri (Burundi). The recalled diplomats' redeployment or otherwise was not clear. Hand over to deputy Thursday, Mr Odembo confirmed that he had been ordered to hand over to his newly-posted deputy, Ms Jean Kamau. "I have also received two letters, one from Mr Kimemia and the other from ambassador Ngesu on Monday this week. I further received a call from Permanent Secretary Thuita Mwangi instructing me to prepare and hand over to Ms Jean Kamau who is the Deputy Head of Mission," Mr Odembo told the Nation on phone. He confirmed that he will be finalising on his exit next week so as to leave the mission to its next tenant. There has been a tug-of-war over the appointment of envoys playing out in government as senior State officials lobby for their favoured candidates to be named to strategic positions. However, officials of the ministry are said to be pushing for career diplomats to take charge of the country's diplomacy as opposed to political appointees. The decision caused a temporary stand-off between influential government officials at the Office of the President and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A month before former President Kibaki left office, a number of diplomatic appointments were made, raising eyebrows on their motives. The February appointments affected some seasoned diplomats who were recalled much earlier or moved to other missions. Mr Thomas Amolo previously in Pretoria was moved to Lagos to pave the way for Mr Patrick Wamoto who has already arrived in South Africa, while Ms Koki Muli was posted to New York as the Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Advertise positions Sources at the President's office revealed that the process of appointing new diplomats would be concluded before the end of the month and they would be posted by July 15. It is unclear whether President Kenyatta would choose to have the positions advertised and candidates subjected to a competitive recruitment process. Key missions such as New York and Beijing are said to have been reserved for allies of the President and his Deputy William Ruto. The posts are reportedly reserved for those who lost in the elections. Former Cabinet Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere and Eugene Wamalwa are among those who could benefit from the diplomatic postings. Section 132 (2) of the Constitution states that the President shall nominate and with the approval of the National Assembly, appoint, and may dismiss high commissioners, ambassadors and diplomatic and consular representatives. | | | |
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