Kalonzo Musyoka

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• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate my learned friend and Member for Imenti Central, Mr. Gitobu Imanyara, for bringing this Motion. Indeed, it is, as the Speaker ruled, a matter of definite and urgent national importance. This is because in just under two hours, President-elect Barack Obama, will be swearing to take office as the 44th President of the USA. I think it is in order for us, as the National Assembly, to congratulate the people of USA even as we personally congratulate President Barack Obama for this monumental achievement. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, history is in the making. I know that we can all try to relate to President Obama in various ways. This morning I was listening to the BBC and I heard the Southern Sudanese claim that President Obama is Sudanese. Just sitting here next to my learned friend, Mr. James Orengo, he is saying that even the Irish are claiming parentage of President-elect Barack Obama. Everybody is claiming a piece of Barack Obama. Be that as it may, what does it actually mean for the world today? view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hold the view that after the collapse of the Cold War, when the Berlin Wall finally came tumbling down, the world had expected to reap the peace. However, we all know that the world has been engulfed in one conflict after another. I think it is really achievable within the presidency of Barack Obama to work positively towards world peace. I think that this is achievable. In fact, the very mood in the world today is pregnant with expectation that for once, we will avoid mistakes like the war in Iraq because that was ... view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I remember I was called upon as the Minister for Foreign Affairs to indicate whether Kenya was supporting the war in Iraq or not. I say that because then, President Bush was saying: "You are either for us or against us." I said that we were a complainant nation because due to the United States of America, we were bombed in 1998. We have never recovered from those scars. But now, with the presidency of Barack Obama, we hope that they will embrace multi-laterism as opposed to American unilateralism which is really what has brought ... view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Therefore, personally, I want to congratulate him. I have already written a personal letter to him because when I was appointed the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, he called me at midnight - our time - and said: "Mr. Vice-President, can you fix the problem that has now engulfed Kenya?" I wrote to say: "Mr. President-elect, we have fixed it because we do have a Grand Coalition Government". I think he will be very proud of us today. Therefore, let us work together with view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: 4258 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES January 20, 2009 view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: President-elect Barack Obama. Let us work towards world peace, reconciliation and understanding. I think this is a great moment. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Last Sunday, we commemorated the fourth edition of Martin Luther King African Foundation. The delegation was led by a young exciting Kenyan by the name Mwangi Mukami, whom we had to dispatch to attend the inauguration. There are very many people who are thinking positively. The point we were trying to relay was to reflect on the story of Birmingham Albama in 1961, when Martin Luther King had to write a letter from prison to the church. He wrote from the prison because he was complaining. What are you trying to do? Why do you not give this administration a ... view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Really, the world has reason and cause to celebrate! That the first African-American is able to be sworn in as the President of the United States of America. But, of course, we should remind ourselves that the Americans elected an American President. Let us not kid ourselves that there will be goodies expected of President Obama. We have to set our country right. We have to say no to corruption in real terms. We have to expose it in all its forms and manifestations. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support and thank Mr. Imanyara for bringing this Motion. view