Tag: Raila Odinga
Raila Odinga remembered as ‘the best president Kenya never had’
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - Former prime minister Raila Odinga of Kenya was remembered as a champion of democracy and human rights, during a “Celebration...
‘A statesman and fighter that gave it his all’: Kenyan diaspora...
The death of Kenya's former Prime Minister and prodemocracy leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday, October 15, has prompted mourning across the Kenyan diaspora in...
‘No one else will listen to you’: Kenyan presidential campaign meets...
The Raila Odinga presidential campaign deployed top surrogates to meet with Kenyans in Minnesota, as their candidate was forced to cut short his planned...
President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks on US-Kenya strategic partnership
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Wednesday told Americans to see Africa as “more than just a continent producing security threats or unregulated migration...
Miguna Miguna to Raila Odinga: You are a prisoner of yourself
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - A Miguna Miguna diaspora forum in Minnesota veered into unexpected territory last weekend for those unfamiliar with his non-public persona:...
Raila Odinga blasts African Union resolution on the International Criminal Court
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga of Kenya has blasted last week's African Union resolution on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as ill-advised and unfortunate....
Raila Odinga to speak and sign autobiography in Minneapolis on October...
The former prime minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga, will speak at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs on Friday, October 18...
Raila shoots down Ministry for Diaspora Affairs
BLOOMINGTON, Minn - Prime Minister Raila Odinga of Kenya has shot down calls by Kenyans abroad for the creation of a ministry in charge of Diaspora affairs. Instead, the prime minister said the Diaspora desk in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be strengthened.
Kenyan Presidential Aspirant Seeks Diaspora Support
Over the weekend, presidential aspirant, Raila Odinga visited the Kenyan community in Minnesota to ask for its support and discuss his platform. The team he led covered a broad range of topics in a town hall that lasted over four hours and was spent largely drawing clear distinctions between what ODM has to offer compared to what the current administration has been doing.
