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A Kenyan living in the United Kingdom has launched a petition seeking to have opposition leader Raila Odinga nominated for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.
In his petition, Ali Abdi heaps praise at the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader over his recent efforts toward enhancing peace and unity in Kenya and beyond.
The petitioner cites Raila's famous March 9th peace agreement with President Kenyatta to end a political stalemate in Kenya, and the reconciliation of warring South Sudan leaders, President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar.
"Raila Odinga has played important role and pioneered peace initiatives not only in Kenya but African continent. The recent hand shake with President Kenyatta like the previous with President Kibaki saved Kenya from turning into bloody civil war. Raila Odinga deserves Nobel Peace Prize," the petitioner argues.
He continues: "He (Raila) has transformed the lives of millions of Kenyans by sacrificing his freedom in exchange for transformation from totalitarianism, tyranny, dictatorial norms and draconian dark day single party democratic monopoly to multi party democracy creating opportunity for people to exercise their rights to elect persons of their choice."
Kenyans on social media including politicians have welcomed the petition. By Monday, July 23rd, 1,870 Kenyans had signed the petition against a target of 2,500.
"Kenyans could still be in the dark without his sacrifices. Raila has also brokered peace, not only in Kenya but the African continent as a whole," the petitioner further says.
Kenyan environmentalist, the late Prof. Wangari Maathai won the award in 2004 for her efforts towards sustainable development, democracy and peace.
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@Sokwe that is right, the man should have gone to Hague along with the others to pump some common sense into him and maybe we would have thwarted more bloodshed and annulment of presidential elections last year, a silly decision that costed billions plus innocent lives. Raila and Maraga have continued to hijack the judiciary led by "civial rights activist" (Raila's puppet) Okiah Omtatah and a few incompetent judges making it rather hard to fight corruption. Only after the handshake did they start to actually work for Kenyan and not NASA. Raila is planning his next move which is to fight the most corrupt politician of all, WSR. For once this sounds like a beneficial war to all Kenyans BUT he is only doing so for 2022 elections.
Mugikuyu, if this is the prism from which Nobel Peace Prize are give, i'm glad you're not in the committee. Invest in some education. it will help avoid such ignorance you're displaying here... And this is not about the pet subject you like mentioning... But the process of nomination into Nobel Peace Prize
@Mtuwamkono, I guess I hit a nerve. Thought you are grown enough to fight facts with facts but instead I may be dealing with Raila's foot soldier incapable of independent thinking. If you were slapped across the face with facts you still would not know your left and right ( read clueless)cos you may be a little too dense. Ati Nobel peace price...for chrissake did you notice PEACE? Peace can not be used in the same sentence with Raila. Jameni, why don't you even get your own like Raila Stone Throwing Prize or Raila Damage Property Prize instead of relying on the mzumgu to give you theirs. Where is the self love in all this. Get a grip.
Stupity has got no place in humanity. This is not the NYS, SGR, Kenya power scandals we're talking about. It's not about butchering Musando and maiming Innocent Kenyans here. Please hear me and hear me good, this is not bigotry. We are not dealing with a group of individuals who have been trained and conditioned to hate Odinga to survive like you. We are talking about Nobel Peace Prize. And by the look of things if the world was in your balance then the only person who has the right to be stupid if Mukikuyu. YOU FIT THE NAME...NO BETRAL.
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67 dead ? remember 2018 all the displacement in riftvalley and the church massacre. I watched Raila on CNN interview; he was asked if he would tell his supporters to stop after being shown people who were being thrashed with machetes and he said " NO " and I quote because it was the peoples right that was stolen
All the same where is peace in Kenya? Kenyans are still struggling to recover from problems RAILA brought with his boycotts - where is peace when there is shortage of food when people cannot afford hospital bills , school fees , clean water and reasonable housing - Bill gates who has done so much for the world has never won one but Raila should it is a joke
We need to be truthful in nominating Raila. Let us not lie to ourselves and posterity. It's called duality of life. We must look at the truth. Raila has done what he has done because of hunger for power. In the process he has brought nothing but shame to Kenya. Starting with 1982 coup. That brought death and bloodshed and shame to our country. He is not a gentleman, not one time has he accepted defeat and when he cries, it's not to his countrymen who can judge him well, it's to foreigners so they can interfere with Kenya's affairs. He could not even attend Obama's's opening of a development project because for 40 year's he cannot show a single development project in his hometown that he has accomplished. The March 9 the Handshake is an arsonist/ fireman's syndrome. Nothing knew. Raila is a political conman and Kenya's history will judge him harshly. Those who see him otherwise are those who have benefited from his misdeeds. Yes duality of life.
But the handshake is diluted by the fact that it included personal benefits for supporting and maintaining peace. Making it more of a "quid pro quo" deal, than a peace agreement.
International WaKanyugi,Abdi is PM's(PPRIME MURDERER's) representative to the UK.Pole sana waKenya wenzangu kwa kuwa na mutu(not sure whether he is a Kenyan) anafikilia tuuonzo kwa muuaji Raila for killing 1300 people in his quest to rule.It will be a great day for Kenyans wakati kina Abdi will wake up and realize watu kama Raila & Co.must be ejected from power withiut mercy.Does Abdi know all those killed by muchawi Raila have loved ones?
Kinaweza nominatiwa lakini hakitapata
Upus!
How about the wonder boy. The hand cheque was between kitendawili and the wonder boy. Tusker wonder boy.
Such ignorance. Please make up your own award and award it to him or anyone else. What a batch of bull. Ignorant people. Give me a break.
For now only: I am glad Engineer Raila is Back to Work: Building Roads and Highways. And he Began this Charity at Home (Libra, Lang'ata).
Yaani kwa ufupi GUEST1 says his uncle,a fake degree holder has gone back to his conmanship/looting profession whereby bongolala Kenyans will pay billions for thousands of kilometres of imaginary/non existent roads.MUTJUTA.Kenya will surrender Mombasa the way Srilanka gave them Hambantota port to pay the stolen loans.
...tells us more @Karinga.....ati Hambantota ilipewa kina nani?
Srilankan govt recently surrendered the country's Port of Hambantota to China because She cannot pay the stolen loans advanced by the monster.The same way Kenya is taking loans but a shared by the elite thugs including majambazi Uhuru,Kibaki,Nyong,Kirubi,Ruto,wauaji Moi,Raila ,Kabogo,Joho etc.Kazi ya GUEST 1 & Co ni kulipa.
Yep, Kenya could be next.
Bullshit I hate this guy he deserves nothing.
He can get it considering Nobel prize has lost its meaning - Arafat was awarded where is peace in Palestine
Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar too but she decided she wanted peace of the cake and joined the military regime -
ethnic cleansing in northern Rakhine State, forcing hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
Kyi has refused to comment she has refused interviews - she pocketed the 1 million form nobel prize and now she continues to eat.
i am sure Nobel is turning in his grave . This is not what he hoped for
How do you win the Nobel Peace prize if your hands are stained with the blood of 67 people? The handshake was self-serving for Raila and that is why he betrayed his other co-principals. We also cannot forget the deaths of 2007. Raila has accountability to those that died.