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Opposition chief Raila Odinga on Thursday left the congregation that attended the requiem mass of the wife of former Vice President Kijana Wamalwa, Yvonne in stitches as he jokingly 'demanded' to be addressed as 'His excellency'.
Newly appointed Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa had addressed the mourners at the service held at Consolata Shrine in Westlands, Nairobi, before the National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader was invited to speak.
While giving his speech, Odinga questioned why Wamalwa had addressed him as “former prime minister”, instead of his excellency.
“I am here to mourn my great friend Yvonne, whose husband was also my great friend. But Eugene forgot to say something. He forgot to address me as ‘His Excellency’,” said Raila.
“I do not know whether it was deliberate or by omission but I do not understand why he called other people ‘His Excellency’ and doesn’t think the ‘people’s president’ should be referred to in the same way,” Raila said amidst applause from the congregation.
“I do not want to speak much since I have not made my official address as the ‘people’s president’,” he said.
Odinga, who was on Tuesday sworn- in as peoples president eulogised Yvonne as a humble, generous and dedicated public servant.
Other leaders present included outgoing Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed and Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka among others.
She will be laid to rest at her rural home in Kitale, Trans Nzoia on Saturday.
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Tell that to the birds that he was joking !
How LOW can one go in search of POWER? It was a FUNERAL, my God. Ha!
Oh. boy.
President Raila Amolo Odinga....That sounds like music to my ears.😀👊
Owuor
Yep, he can go demand that from his brain dead goons the likes of @doreen and guest1. What a great friend to take attention from the deceased to himself!! That's not great friendship but being a self-serving filthy evil devil.
Nothing wrong with that. After all these are just titles carrying only pride rather than the power and authority.
Sorry I will address u as kihii gia ruuru rua bondo.Useless idiot!Even yr wife,kids,bratha oburu didn’t attend ur stupid bullshit crap stinking nonsense???Enda ambia fish omena za lake Victoria to call u mr President.Bure kabisa,
Lord of funerals. I thought the family said no politicking at the funeral. You do not demand to be called President if you have earned it because it is obvious. You demand a title only when you are fake. Kizuli chajiuza,kibaya chajitebeza!
The error in his reasoning or not! Is that he knows it all in vain. Yet his followers believe and are ready to sacrifice others, even themselves for his SIN.
MUUAJI and PRIME MURDERER are the best titles for this devil.Did you muuaji Raila keeps records of all dead bodies in Nairobi Morgues.Na ni lazima aoje kila maiti mbele ya itolewe mortuary.RAILA NI KIIMBA
raila is the peoples president and he must talk ...those who are saying nonsense here they are idiot ....His Ex Raila have a right to talk with Kenyans coz the one leading those who leave in Kenya ofcoz the family of the late mrs wamalwa said they don't want politics in Mrs Wamalwas burial but they allow his Ex.Raila Amolo Odinga in full realization to address the people he is leading.....
He should be addressed as Your Shithole and Prime Murderer a.k.a lord of poverty and fake Joshua of the luo nation of losers......
Raila JOKES to be Addressed as "His Exellency and not 'demands' to be Addressed as President.
https://youtu.be/NeXtXVphdDw