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Hon. Raila Odinga the MP for Langata and ODM presidential candidate addressed a gathering at The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London on Thursday 28th September, 2006. Hon. Raila arrived at the venue escorted by several bodyguards at about 7.40 p.m. where he was met by Solomon Mugera a senior producer with BBC World Service and Mr. Phillip Aliker, a Tanzanian who co-ordinated the lecture. After a 40 minutes lecture about Kenyan politics by Hon. Raila, there was question time. During his speech, the Langata MP explained that corruption started way back from Kenyatta's time and what President Moi's regime did was just to perfect it. He explained about the long road to multi-party system in Kenya of which he has been apart of it all. Hon. Raila continued by stating that the presidential race in Kenya is like a tribal race where where tribes competes against each other. They come up with cheap politics of tribes and other useless agendas like who is circumcised or not. At this junction he caused a big laughter when he mentioned that most of the people who complain about who is circumcised or not are men and he wondered why men complain as it is the women who should be complaining of such issues.

"Many things have gone wrong in Kenya, the agreement we had in NAC has not yet been honoured and that is why I had to leave NAC. NAC was formed by a group of desperate people hungry for power. ODM has now taken over the NAC promises." Raila explained. "We have been fighting for the minimum constitutional reforms in order to level the grounds for the 2007 elections. Some of the the minimum reforms include the right to vote while abroad. This is because Kenyans abroad are big contributor to our economy. Last year Kenya received KShs 58 million sent by Kenyans abroad. This amounts to the biggest source of foreign currency coming into the country. Kenyans abroad should not be ignored." he continued. "Dual citizenship is another, funding of political parties by the government and independence of parliament." Raila concluded.

During questions time, Hon. Raila intelligently answered questions from the congregation. Here are some of the questions asked and how Hon. Raila answered:

Question: You were not given the post of the Prime Minister and you as a tribal leader have decided to form ODM to meet your requirements, what do you have to say about this?

Raila: First of all there was no change of constitution and hence there was not post of a prime minister - it is some MPs and other people who suggested about me being a prime minister but the constitution could not allow. Talking about Raila being tribal is not true. It is me Raila who said KIBAKI TOSHA. I convinced my fellow tribe to vote for Kibaki as he was the man to deliver. 98.7 of Luos voted for the Kibaki while only 62 per cent of Kikuyus who voted for Kibaki. How can I be accused of being tribal while I convinced my people to vote for another tribe. It is me Raila who said KIBAKI TOSHA and it me Raila now saying KIBAKI TOKA.

Question: Haven't you seen the good work that the NAC government have done in Kenya?

Raila: Yes, the NAC government has done some good work and we had 5% economical growth. This is not good enough as there some other countries who are registering 14% growth. The services growth has been registered because of money laundering, people who hide money abroad are bringing the money back because they think the country is now safe. Drug money is also another issue. That is why there's a property boom in Kenya. Nevertheless, the truth of the matter is that the life of the common man is worse than before.

Question: You have now formed ODM. According to history you have been moving from one party to another, how can we trust you while keeping on moving from one party to another?

Raila: In Kenyan politics, moving from one party to another is the order of the day. As a politician you have to move to where it fits you. If you look at the records, most politicians in Kenya have moved from one party to another. President Kibaki was the vice chairman of Kanu for more than ten years. Njenga Karume was in Kanu throughout before joining the DP.

Question: Why do you think you are the best candidate the presidential race in 2007. Why do you let President Kibaki continue with his administration to finish what he has started?

Raila: I am not forcing my way in. If the Kenyan public vote Kibaki back to power in 2007, I have no problem with that. It is the public who must demand change. We in ODM are 100 per cent sure that if the elections are called today, we would get between 65-70 per cent of the votes.

Raila: The questions of tribalism has to do with the leaders. The leaders are the one who fuel the issue to benefit themselves. When the late president of Tanzania Julius Nyerere came to power in Tanzania, he preached about unity among the tribes and spearheaded for one language. Today if you go Tanzania and you ask a Tanzanian - 'which tribe are you?' they will know automatically that you are from Kenya.

Hon. Raila Odinga is in London. The MP for Langata arrived in London on Monday 26th September, 2006 for a week visit in UK. After arrival he went to Birmingham where he had a busy schedule with businessmen and friends. He returns to London on Wednesday 27th September, 2006 where he visited Arch Bishop Deya at this offices in South London at 3.00 p.m. At the offices of Arch Bishop Deya, Hon. Raila was met by Simon Hugh, President of Liberal Democratic, UK and a representative of Lord Steel, Arch Bishop Deya, Pastor Joseph Odima, Mr. Macharia Gakuru of Eastern Africa Magazine and other ODM-Kenya officials in the UK. He spend much of the day at the Arch Bishop offices planning for the weeks schedules. On Thursday 28th September, 2006 Hon. Raila Odinga will be addressing Kenyans at The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London at Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG.

Arch Bishop Deya has organised a big prayer meeting for Hon. Raila Odinga on Friday 29th September, 2006 at his church in South London, Gilbert Deya Ministries, 78-94 Ormside Street, London SE15 1TF, UK. Tel: 0207 358 0303 at 7.00 p.m. Talking to Mr. Seed Arch Bishop explained that he will be praying and laying hands to the (ODM-Kenya) Presidential aspirant in his church on Friday. During his stay in London Hon Raila is scheduled to address the Kenyans at Soas (School of Oriental and Africa Studies) Khalili Lecture Theatre on Thursday28th September 2006 at 7pm. The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London is at Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG. Tel: +44 (0)20 7637 2388, Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 3844. The debate will be moderated by BBC's Tindo Mhando (Head Swahili service), chaired by Kieren Pendergast, and Solomon Mugera (BBC Focus on Africa) Hon Raila will also appear live on Africa matters, Ben TV on Friday 29th September 2006 at 20.00 Hrs (8.00 p.m.). After, he will visit Germany where he did his masters degree. According to our sources, Hon Raila is scheduled to meet the Germany Chancellor Merkel. For more information contact 07944827781.

Mrs. Chege is in London. The lady arrived in London on Saturday 23rd September, 2006 where she is staying for the whole month of October. From UK she is heading for USA in the month of November, 2006. While in USA she will be visiting Alabama, Maryland and Philadelphia. Her orphans home, New Hope Orphans Home in Kenya number of children has now grown to over 100. Her contact in UK is 07947883505 and in Kenya is 0720240585 or 0733765871 - email: newhopechildren@mail.com. Thanks Mr. Henry Mwangi of www.jamhurians.com for helping to stream this message. Click below to view the video of her work in Kenya.

Mrs. Jane Wangaruro (right) has joined Middlesex University for a PhD programme. Mrs. Wangaruro the wife of Rev. Peter Wangaruro (left) is a one of the determined Kenyans in the UK who believes that the sky is the limit. She a mother of two and she has taken the lead to prove to other mothers that even with young children you can still do it. Both Mrs. Wangaruro and her husband Rev. Wangaruro are the senior pastors at Jubilee Family Ministries in the UK and they are soon coming up with a family TV programme in UK. More details in follow in this site soon.

Fifteen years ago David Wilfred Mwanaka was working as a journalist in Zimbabwe. That was his dream job. His brother Patrick was in the UK, so David thought he could follow him and continue working as a journalist in the UK. It was not long after arriving in the UK that David realised his dream job did not migrate with him to the UK.

His first job in the UK had something to do with newspapers though. He worked as a paperboy, distributing free newspapers and leaflets all over London. From there he worked in factories, worked as a chef, traffic warden and in a bank. Like most migrants from Africa he had to do all sorts of odd job in order to earn a living. At some point he enrolled on a journalism course hopping it would enhance his chances of getting a job in the media but nothing changed. David says he was so frustrated. Nothing seemed to be going his way. He claims his Christian faith helped him through the difficult times. Apart from leaving his dream job in Zimbabwe, David also discovered he had left behind something he grew up eating and was not available in the UK. That was white maize, mahindi ya white on the cob.

“Instead of wishing someone to grow the crop and I buy it from them, I thought why not carry out trials of growing the crop and grow it myself,” he says. Though he was discouraged by agriculture expects from growing the tropical crop, David did not give up. After six years of trials, David was confident he could start growing his white maize commercially. Now David is in his fourth year of growing white maize commercially in the UK. His farming business is based in Enfield, North London. He is also one of the only known two black farmers in the UK. Ironically both share the same name Wilfred. The other farmer is a pig farmer in Devon. David says he does not miss being a journalist anymore. Instead of him looking for someone to interview, journalist from many organisation are looking for him for interviews. He is receiving interviews for his project from news organisations as far apart as the BBC and al Jazeera TV. He recalls in one week alone in July this year, he had four interviews and yet when he was working as a journalist he never interviewed four people in a week.

In his fourth year into business, he has expanded from the ten acres he started with to more than fifty. His expansion is in line with demand. When he started his product was new and most people did not know it was locally available. The first year most of his crop dried in the fields. Sales were very low. Second year it was a lot better and last year he almost sold all his produce. This year he has introduced a delivery service. He will be delivering his produce to most cities of the UK. He hopes to sell all his produce for the first time even after increasing his acreage. Besides fresh white maize for corn on the cob, his products include sweet potatoes, pumpkins, pumpkin leaves, and a few other exotic vegetables. His selling season is starting end of August to end of October.

Photographers took the seats early to capture the best photo of the politician	Raila listening carefully to a question from the congregation
Over 400 people attended the lecturer	Hon. Raila Odinga addressing the congregation
Mr. Ibrahim Rashid a candidate for Wajir East in 2006 asking a question	A large number of people where eager to met him
Mr. Maina Kanyora presented some boxing groves to Raila for the 2007 fight	Some Kenyan ladies insisted of a photo the politicians outside the lecturer hall

Arch Bishop Deya welcoming Hon. Raila Odinga in his offices in South London	A modern executive Mercedes Benz which fetched Hon. Raila from the airport
Simon High, the president of Liberal Democrats in UK welcoming Hon. Raila	Princess Jane Mpologoma of Buganda welcoming Hon. Raila

Arch Bishop Deya taking Hon. Raila around the church bookshop	Pastor Joseph Odima (left) with Hon. Raila (centre) and Arch Bishop Deya (right)
From right is Ev. Mike Brown from Nakuru who was ODM candidate in the by-election in Kenya, Hon. Raila Odinga, Simon High, the president of Liberal Democrats in UK and Arch Bishop Deya	A huge church building is under renovation - Gilbert Deya Ministries in South London