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The United States has once again urged Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga to shelve his planned inauguration as people's president.
In a statement by the Acting Secretary of State for African Affairs Donald Yamamoto, the US said the move by the National Super Alliance (NASA) to establish a parallel government are "unhelpful."
“Forming a separate or parallel government is really unhelpful,” said Donald Yamamoto, the acting assistant secretary of state for African affairs.
Speaking during a teleconference with reporters, the diplomat further said that US recognizes Odinga's commitment to reforms in Kenya over the past years.
“We've known the former prime minister over the years,” the top US diplomat for Africa said. “He has a great story — the need for political reform. “He stands as a model for reform,” Mr Yamamoto added.
“He is famous for, noted for, respected for reform.”
Mr Yamamoto also said Kenya is “one of our most important countries in Africa" and that "Kenya must thus demonstrate high standards of democracy."
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baba must be sworn in as our president of kenya
RAILA is PRESIDENT of Kenya US keep of
its not strange to us, you are hypocrites.
Rails is our president let him be sworn in as the president. what did you do while raila's votes were being stolen? please keep off Kenyan issues.
This is our time US leave us alone
wen it comes to democracy us should leave it Kenyans we know how to do it why should leadership be retained with two tribes out of 42 if this is democracy then better dictatorship US is Hippocratic wen it comes to giving directions if a thief steals and is caught with evidence do you congratulate and tell the thief keep up and give him security or u apprehend him
Majority voted for Raila,even Uhuru knows that,but jubilee have compelled themselves to rule this country we actually need changes,,we need Raila to be sworn in as our president
I really don't understand what you Mr. Yamamoto means when he urges Kenya to maintain high standards of democracy yet the man he is defending wasn't democratically elected to that post. Furthermore, I wonder where the USA has gotten the courage to try and teach us about democracy yet their own president, Trump is alleged to have rigged Clinton out in last year's elections. Someone please advise Yamamoto to try and remove the log from his eye before helping us remove the speck in our eyes.
let us keep off of what is happening Kenya,, Raila gonna be our president
Leave us alone. you are not fair in your judgment
We have kenyans who are sick.They want other kenyans to go by jungle declaration.It is wrong for America to call Raila a democrat,it is foolhandy.People have been mistaking Raila's hunger for power to that of being a democrat He is not.Consider the many deaths that have been occasioned by power greed.In 1982 many kenyans lost lives and property.in 2007 The same thing happened.In 2017 kenyans have refused to go that route
stop using cabbage and wary as your brain Kikuyu's are robbing Kenyans .e citizen no ya nani? inafanya nini? pole na amount Kenya.
Yamamoto, take your wisdom to Washington and tell them that recognizing Jerusalem as Israeli capital is unhelpful!..hypocrite!
when luos were being butchered by mungiki and police officers where were you.why yap when the president is about to take oath.
stop fooling us when election was stolen where were u hundrend of kenyans died and you were all sielent leave kenyans with their problems will solve them raila must be sworn in as peoples president like it or not
Terrorist you are. You will get good wish
U.s leave Kenya alone,you are considering your business not looking at the life of Kenyans.
US cant talk about the mass rigging which happened but are here shouting to us what to do. the people's president is RAO. KIP OFF KENYA POLITICS
Let us keep off from Kenyan politics if they can not save the political crisis we have in Kenya right now. You are celebrating when Kenyan government is abusing the rights of it's own people by killing like chicken, we won't accept and you keep on telling us that how you love Kenya, Kenya is nothing other than people whose right are being abused this was witnessed 2007, 2013 again 2017 no!!!Business will not be as usual, if you are compromised eat slowly but give H.E Raila Odinga his peace. Wait for his inauguration very soon, you like or you don't like and never confused us again
us should keep off Kenyan politics we dont want your hypocrisy your impunity is too high even you are now claiming that Jerusalem is Israel capital city.
us should keep off Kenyan politics we dont want your hypocrisy your impunity is too high even you are now claiming that Jerusalem is Israel capital city.
Innocent people are killed baby pendo remember you kept quite and you are here lecturing us.
We need no US advice on how to do our democracy, when things were done opposite they were not speaking,leave us alone
Githu acha ukabila,can you tell us how treason we have in Kenya?,if we have high treason then we also have low treason,pls don't threate
n baba our President,baba usirudi nyuma
Am waiting to see treason and bloodshed from someone monkeys Who follow politians without knowing what lies behind them
Basically, some dumb nocturnal dotard got home after midnight and decided to deluge this story with posts using different handles until 5:30 am. Jeez, some people could use a psychiatrist!
You know what? You are right. I was wondering how come suddenly there is a lot of crazies in support of Raila's madness... maybe it's Doreen cloning herself.
You nailed it! @Ben. Who else does that?
he must be jail
We Kenyans respect US BT when it comes to matters of true democracy and integrity, US has failed and immensely failed Kenya by defending and covering stolen election. Rails is and should be the ppls President. period
Rails has fought tirelessly for this country and for minority. No right minded person can ever doubt that he (Raila) won fairly and with a convincing margin.He should be the President of the republic of Kenya
we Kenyans should be focused on 2022 cause we cannot make change at this time Raila cannot be a President due to in President Uhuru as taken the power but for Raila fail himself by being greedy for power since 1982,up to now he still needs to be a leader he dictate his father at take the leadership of FORT Kenya and his father curse him that you will struggle for leadership but you cannot be a leader.
let him dare the swearing. we are ready for him. he will see how God works in Jesus name Uhuru Forever
Hey
Why didn't the US issue statements when electoral corruption was going on to rob Odinga of his victory? I'm behind fully. US continue protecting your interests in Kenya, we don't care
whether PRESIDENT RAILA AMOLLO ODINGA,dies,God forbid...we will go as per the instructions, till he returns. so don't poke your nose!
Raila us outwardly a self-interested persona implicating democracy to achieve his self-implicated rule to his thugs and a few elites. He knows nothing about ruling, all he knows is wage war and set brother against brother using propaganda. if he is truly the agent of change, why does he advocate for riots, distortion of the economy, and killings of people's son's while his goons rape people's mothers, wives, and daughters??? he should just retire and let the real man of the people take his place!!! period!
Because Trump also stole Hillary Clinton votes n you accepted,
Don't bring Ur stupidity here in Kenya silly Americans leave Baba alone.
we recognise Raila as the president of the republic of Kenya.Fuck you 🇺🇸
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE???. They all seem to have gone to the same school!!
how can us say that of all the countries..they shouldn't have left donald trump to white house at the first place...hypocrite(s)...no further comment!!!
leave us alone Yamamoto if you want to be sworn in as the US president just carry on leave us alone even in terms of continents you have yours and us we have our Africa so advice your own plz dare us not you hypocrite
Leave us alone Baba must be sworn in and we are ready to die so that our grand children can live harmoniously.
Next time just say, "I am an American get me out of here" and hop on a helicopter and head back to America, Mr.Yamamoto.
Am riding with Raila Amolo Odinga on this one.
People's president inauguration coming up.
Let's do it!💪👍