Quotes by Raila Odinga

Raila Odinga

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 .

Independence

Korea

Years

Had the Luhyas united, my plans would have been impossible to fulfil .

Impossible

Plans

United

I congratulate the outgoing Nigeria President Mr Goodluck Jonathan for his grace in conceding defeat.

Defeat

Grace

President

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.

Country

War

Water

It is a big embarrassment that a leader can say on the eve of an election that he cannot hand over power to an opponent, that he can only hand over power to a member of his political party.

Hands

Leader

Party

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 .

Rights

Views

Zimbabwe

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.

Blessing

Character

Humble

Musalia [Mudavadi] was created by [Daniel Toroitich arap] Moi and given his seat after his father’s death since Musalia’s was one of Moi’s key men and a beneficiary of the grand corruption of the day. I am aware of this but I recognize that I cannot get perfect partners, and truly my friends; there is an election to be won.

Father

Keys

Men

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.

Thinking

Views

Zimbabwe

Sometimes people like to take risks.

People

Risk

Sometimes

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Bars

Blessing

Cells

Character

Council

Country

Defeat

Doe

Father

Forget The Past

Forgiving

Grace

Hands

House

Humble

Impossible

Independence

Kenya

Keys

Korea

Leader

Life Is

Matter

Mediocrity

Men

Paper

Party

Past

People

Plans

Practice

President

Responsible

Rights

Risk

Sometimes

Thinking

Tourism

Underdevelopment

United

Views

Want

War

Water

Years

Zimbabwe

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Quotes by Raila Odinga

Raila Odinga

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 .

Had the Luhyas united, my plans would have been impossible to fulfil .

I congratulate the outgoing Nigeria President Mr Goodluck Jonathan for his grace in conceding defeat.

It is a big embarrassment that a leader can say on the eve of an election that he cannot hand over power to an opponent, that he can only hand over power to a member of his political party.

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 .

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.

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.

Sometimes people like to take risks.

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