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Raila Odinga

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Raila Odinga said : “I, Raila Odinga, do not hold a position in the current Government. The Head of State is known, and the Deputy President is known. If you are talking of the Deep State, who is there? When someone talks about the Deep State [that is outside the Government circles], which one is it? We [in ODM] do not know about the Deep State,”

kenya-today Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:30:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Hii shetani ya corona ikaingia na tukasimamisha reggae. Reggae has gone for half time. The players are resting and getting advice from the coaches before going back to the pitch (ground),”

standardmedia Tuesday, August 11, 2020 12:22:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga added : "The members of parliament are asking for money so that they do something,"

tuko Monday, August 10, 2020 12:18:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga alisema : "Wakati mwingine ninashangazwa na madai ya wananchi kuhusiana na masuala fulani.Wawili hao walikuja kunitembelea.Walitumia ndege ambayo ilikuwa inaelekea Zambia. Walimshawishi mmiliki kuwasafirisha Dubai na hawakulipa pesa zozote. Makosa waliofanya ni kupiga picha ambayo ziliibua hisia mseto,"

tuko Monday, August 10, 2020 9:31:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "Sometimes I get surprised by some of the funny perspectives citizens have pertaining to some matters. The two came to visit me. They used the plane that had been chartered to travel to Zambia. They convinced the owner to fly them to Dubai and they did not pay even a penny. The only mistake they made was to take pictures of themselves which caused mixed reactions,"

tuko Monday, August 10, 2020 9:31:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "Sometimes I get surprised by some of the funny perspectives citizens have pertaining to some matters. The two came to visit me. They used the plane that had been chatted to travel to Zambia. They convinced the owner to fly them to Dubai and they did not pay even a penny. The only mistake they made was to take pictures of themselves which caused mixed reactions "

tuko Monday, August 10, 2020 7:58:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "If the pre-election coalition wins, they form a government and share. If they don't, the coalition dies automatically...There is nothing else..Nasa did not form the government,"

thestarkenya Monday, August 10, 2020 12:56:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "My sincere condolences to the family of Ramadhan Seif Kajembe, He was a dedicated servant of the people of Changamwe whose rights he defended without fear. May his soul Rest In Eternal Peace,"

thestarkenya Friday, August 7, 2020 9:10:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "We must remain committed to the cooperation among nations that has seen some perpetrators brought to justice,"

thestarkenya Friday, August 7, 2020 5:51:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga alisema : "Nimefanya mkutano na viongozi kutoka Siaya. Nimewataka viongozi wote wa ODM na wale ambao wanataka tiketi ya ODM wawache siasa za 2022 mara moja,"

tuko Friday, August 7, 2020 5:25:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “When I wrote an article, I talked about CRA. That time I had just come back from Dubai. I did not even know that the CRA report had been changed by the committee of Parliament,”

thestarkenya Friday, August 7, 2020 11:23:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Out of a random sample of 4,299 Forms 34As examined, a total of 189 forms had not been filled in the 'hand-over' Section; 287 forms had not been filled in the 'take-over' section, 481 forms were carbon copies, 11 forms had no water mark; and, that considering the sample size, it is apparent that the discrepancies were widespread,”

thestarkenya Friday, August 7, 2020 11:23:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “We should not be talking about winners and losers. It should be a win-win situation,”

standardmedia Friday, August 7, 2020 12:37:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “It has also taken a dangerous ethnic undertone instead of being a level-headed debate on the nation’s development trajectory,”

standardmedia Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:56:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga added : “In his death, Africa has lost a giant,”

theCitizen Friday, July 31, 2020 10:04:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “We reject the attempt to operate outside the laws governing the operations of the bank. If not checked, these maneuvers can destabilise a well-functioning institution at a time the continent needs it most,”

standardmedia Wednesday, July 29, 2020 10:54:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Under the circumstances, the country and our people would be better served if we adopted the recommendation of the CRA for the next five years,”

thestarkenya Tuesday, July 28, 2020 7:20:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said ( about Benjamin Mkapa ) : "Mkapa believed in Regional Integration and championed the revival of the East Africa Community. In his death, Africa has lost a giant,"

allafrica Monday, July 27, 2020 3:06:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "With his family, we have been struggling with how to mourn Ben Jipcho since he passed yesterday,"

thestarkenya Saturday, July 25, 2020 5:49:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "Most people knew him as a pioneer athlete who put Kenya on the path to athletics greatness. To me he was an athlete and more. Ben has been part of my political journey. "

thestarkenya Saturday, July 25, 2020 5:49:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga alisema : “Hapa Kenya hatuwezi kumsahau kwenye kumbukumbu zetu daima, alikuwa mpatanishi akiongozana na Dk Koffi Annan na Graca Machel kurudisha amani baada ya machafuko yaliyotokana na vurugu za uchaguzi mkuu wa mwaka 2007/08,”

habarileo Saturday, July 25, 2020 2:31:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said ( about Benjamin Mkapa ) : “In Kenya, we retain fond memories of his mediation efforts…that helped the country return to peace… Mkapa believed in regional integration and championed the revival of the East Africa Community. In his death, Africa has lost a giant,”

independent-UG Friday, July 24, 2020 5:55:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga added ( about Benjamin Mkapa ) : “Mkapa believed in Regional Integration and championed the revival of the East Africa Community. In his death, Africa has lost a giant”

capitalfm Friday, July 24, 2020 3:58:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Our destiny is tied together. We do not want a situation where any of these countries will have to close their borders. That is why dialogue is the most important thing,”

AfricaNews-English Friday, July 24, 2020 3:57:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said ( about Benjamin Mkapa ) : ''I mourn former President Benjamin Mkapa, a great friend of the Kenyan people, a pan-Africanist, a true believer in South-South Cooperation and a global statesman,''

standardmedia Friday, July 24, 2020 3:24:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga claimed ( about Mwai Kibaki ) : "a clique of people around President Kibaki"

standardmedia Friday, July 24, 2020 3:24:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said ( about Benjamin Mkapa ) : “Mkapa believed in Regional Integration and championed the revival of the East Africa Community. In his death, Africa has lost a giant,”

theCitizen Friday, July 24, 2020 12:26:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said ( about Benjamin Mkapa ) : “Mkapa believed in Regional Integration and championed the revival of the East Africa Community. In his death, Africa has lost a giant,”

theCitizen Friday, July 24, 2020 11:20:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga added ( about Benjamin Mkapa ) : “Mkapa believed in Regional Integration and championed the revival of the East Africa Community. In his death, Africa has lost a giant”

capitalfm Friday, July 24, 2020 10:39:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “I want to thank all my friends, supporters and all our youth who have sent me so many messages of goodwill. It has just been amazing and wonderful. It makes me recover so fast,”

thestarkenya Thursday, July 23, 2020 8:45:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said ( about Zindzi Mandela ) : "While participating actively in efforts to right the wrongs, a responsibility thrust on her from a very tender age, Zindzi severed her country with honour, dignity and distinction,"

thestarkenya Tuesday, July 14, 2020 1:48:00 PM EAT

thestarkenya Monday, July 13, 2020 9:29:00 PM EAT

thestarkenya Monday, July 13, 2020 11:41:00 AM EAT

kenya-today Friday, July 10, 2020 4:58:00 PM EAT

thestarkenya Thursday, July 9, 2020 11:04:00 PM EAT

thestarkenya Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:22:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Our destiny is tied together. We do not want a situation where any of these countries will have to close their borders. That is why dialogue is the most important thing,”

AfricaNews-English Tuesday, July 7, 2020 1:09:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Our destiny is tied together. We do not want a situation where any of these countries will have to close their borders. That is why dialogue is the most important thing,”

AfricaNews-English Monday, July 6, 2020 5:23:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "I feel really great to be out of hospital and I'll be doing my usual jigs very soon"

allafrica Friday, July 3, 2020 4:06:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Our destiny is tied together. We do not want a situation where any of these countries will have to close their borders. That is why dialogue is the most important thing,”

AfricaNews-English Thursday, July 2, 2020 2:58:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "I am feeling strong and rejuvenated,"

standardmedia Thursday, July 2, 2020 7:46:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga déclaré ( about Peter Mutharika ) : "Je complimente le président sortant Peter Mutharika pour avoir créé un environnement favorable à un transfert paisible et pacifique du pouvoir"

afp-fr Sunday, June 28, 2020 7:06:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “The election was followed keenly beyond Malawi and is a symbol of hope for those who support democracy in Africa and around the world,”

capitalfm Sunday, June 28, 2020 11:14:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “I wish to urge the few Kenyans who are refusing to listen to the advice by the government - they should wash hands with soap and sanitiser and stop overcrowding and attending crowded funeral services. They are doing a great disservice to this country,”

thestarkenya Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:55:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Our destiny is tied together. We do not want a situation where any of these countries will have to close their borders. That is why dialogue is the most important thing,”

AfricaNews-English Sunday, June 21, 2020 6:50:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "Kenya's election to the U.N Security council marks one of the brightest points of our engagement with the world. It is also a bold manifestation that with solidarity, Africa, which backed Kenya, can have its way on the global stage," "This vote is also a major statement on how this country has presented itself to the world, as a nation determined to find home grown solutions to challenges to peace, stability and prosperity and in the process provide a pragmatic example to the rest of the world"

thestarkenya Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:42:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Our destiny is tied together. We do not want a situation where any of these countries will have to close their borders. That is why dialogue is the most important thing,”

AfricaNews-English Wednesday, June 17, 2020 1:47:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Our destiny is tied together. We do not want a situation where any of these countries will have to close their borders. That is why dialogue is the most important thing,”

AfricaNews-English Monday, June 15, 2020 4:12:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “I took the COVID 19 test at KEMRI in Mbagathi earlier today (Sunday). I took the opportunity to appeal to all Kenyans to go for testing,”

capitalfm Monday, June 15, 2020 12:54:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “No such meeting with Ms. Waiguru or the other governors, James Nyoro of Kiambu and Mutahi Kahiga of Nyeri took place as reported in the Sunday Nation,”

thestarkenya Monday, June 15, 2020 1:23:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “I took the COVID 19 test at KEMRI in Mbagathi earlier today (Sunday). I took the opportunity to appeal to all Kenyans to go for testing,”

capitalfm Sunday, June 14, 2020 3:47:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “At this moment in our history, it is critical that we approach our search for solutions not as members of this or that party or tribe but as Kenyans. The President needs support and the country requires unity,”

thestarkenya Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:10:00 AM EAT

kenya-today Tuesday, June 9, 2020 5:22:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "The President needs support and the country requires unity,"

thestarkenya Tuesday, June 9, 2020 5:03:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Our destiny is tied together. We do not want a situation where any of these countries will have to close their borders. That is why dialogue is the most important thing,”

AfricaNews-English Sunday, June 7, 2020 11:44:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "The whole saga began when a whistle blower made allegations of violations of procurement, contact issuance and requirement procedures. These allegations were promptly and thoroughly investigated by the Executive Board through its relevant committee and a determination made that they were baseless,"

thestarkenya Saturday, June 6, 2020 9:16:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “We reject the attempt to operate outside the laws governing the operations of the bank. If not checked, these maneuvers can distabilise a well-functioning institution at a time the continent needs it most,”

standardmedia Friday, June 5, 2020 1:08:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Our destiny is tied together. We do not want a situation where any of these countries will have to close their borders. That is why dialogue is the most important thing,”

AfricaNews-English Wednesday, June 3, 2020 5:28:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “During this Covid-19 break, we gave the steering committee an opportunity to continue with their work based on the resolutions of our rallies, and the work is at an advanced stage. We will subject the document to legal legislative action in both parliaments then the referendum will follow, probably by end of this year,”

allafrica Wednesday, June 3, 2020 3:42:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "I join the thousands out there in saying a prayer for the family of George Floyd and more importantly, for the US- a prayer that there be justice and freedom for all human beings who call America their country and that citizens be judged by the content of their character, not the colour of their skin,"

thestarkenya Tuesday, June 2, 2020 4:11:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “I wish to urge the few Kenyans who are refusing to listen to the advice by the government, by desisting from overcrowding, washing hands with soap and sanitiser and going to crowded funeral services. They are doing a great disservice to this country,”

thestarkenya Monday, June 1, 2020 8:26:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga stated : “You are not doing it for somebody else, you are doing it for yourself and by so doing you will be protecting your family and other fellow citizens,” “I salute our citizens who have taken personal responsibility in the battle against the pandemic in addition to following government guidelines on how to defeat Coronavirus”

thestarkenya Monday, June 1, 2020 8:26:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “In this war, on this unique Madaraka Day, you, the health workers, dedicated civil servants and the obedient citizens are our heroes. You have done well for have fought a good fight, you have shown the rest of the world that what other nations can do, Kenyans can do better,”

capitalfm Monday, June 1, 2020 10:40:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Our destiny is tied together. We do not want a situation where any of these countries will have to close their borders. That is why dialogue is the most important thing,”

AfricaNews-English Sunday, May 31, 2020 3:38:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga added : "These are longstanding traditions that cannot just be abandoned. We are however asking our people to bury their dead as fast as possible,"

thestarkenya Friday, May 29, 2020 6:41:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "It will be of no need to open schools and expose our children to danger. It is better to postpone the examinations and save the lives of our children,"

allafrica Thursday, May 28, 2020 10:31:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "We will be doing our children a disservice if we push them to resume lessons amid effects of the virus. We need them alive and education stakeholders must consider this,"

allafrica Thursday, May 28, 2020 10:31:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga added : "Those who live in rural areas are the most affected because their access to the internet is a big problem. As their counterparts in urban areas continue with e-studies, they are disadvantaged due to lack of equipment for e-learning hence are likely not to perform well in exams,"

allafrica Thursday, May 28, 2020 10:31:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said ( about Uhuru Kenyatta ) : "We haven't discussed a post-election deal with Jubilee but are together with them on BBI to bring changes we agreed with Uhuru that our parties already approved,"

allafrica Thursday, May 28, 2020 4:54:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “Our destiny is tied together. We do not want a situation where any of these countries will have to close their borders. That is why dialogue is the most important thing,”

AfricaNews-English Wednesday, May 27, 2020 3:10:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said ( about Building Bridges ) : "I want to make it clear that Jubilee has not asked us to join the government as a coalition partner. We also have never discussed such a thing with them. What brings us together is the handshake and the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI),"

BBCMonitoring Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:06:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "It is true a referendum is coming before the end of the year. There is no going back. The BBI task force will present their findings once the Covid-19 crisis ends,"

BBCMonitoring Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:06:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "Some people said reggae stopped. This is not true. Reggae did not stop. No one can stop reggae. The players just took a break to allow us to deal with the coronavirus. We are on half time. We will resume in full swing,"

BBCMonitoring Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:06:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga asked ( about William Ruto ) : "I have no personal problem with Ruto. Why should I be against him? Why?"

BBCMonitoring Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:06:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said : "The handshake was not meant to sideline anyone but to help reconcile Kenya given that we come from a chaotic past,"

BBCMonitoring Wednesday, May 27, 2020 2:06:00 PM EAT

Raila Odinga said ( about Uhuru Kenyatta ) : “We haven’t discussed a post-election deal with Jubilee but are together with them on BBI to bring changes we agreed with Uhuru that our parties already approved,”

nation-ke Wednesday, May 27, 2020 9:48:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “It will be of no need to open schools and expose our children to danger. It is better to postpone the examinations and save the lives of our children,”

nation-ke Wednesday, May 27, 2020 9:48:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “We will be doing our children a disservice if we push them to resume lessons amid effects of the virus. We need them alive and education stakeholders must consider this,”

nation-ke Wednesday, May 27, 2020 9:48:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga added : “Those who live in rural areas are the most affected because their access to the internet is a big problem. As their counterparts in urban areas continue with e-studies, they are disadvantaged due to lack of equipment for e-learning hence are likely not to perform well in exams,”

nation-ke Wednesday, May 27, 2020 9:48:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “These must be dealt with first before we return to reggae. We can’t return to politics when people are still hungry,”

thestarkenya Wednesday, May 27, 2020 8:00:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “And as they say, a hungry man is an angry man. We wouldn’t want to take politics to angry people,”

thestarkenya Wednesday, May 27, 2020 8:00:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “We said no one can stop reggae. It has not been stopped. Covid-19 is not a person. Reggae is on half-time. It will come back soon,”

thestarkenya Wednesday, May 27, 2020 8:00:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said : “When we open, the report will be given to Kenyans to digest before we make recommendations that need constitutional change to the vote,”

thestarkenya Wednesday, May 27, 2020 8:00:00 AM EAT

Raila Odinga said ( about Building Bridges ) : “I want to make it clear that Jubilee has not asked us to join government as a coalition partner. We also have never discussed such a thing with them. What brings us together is the handshake and the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI),”