Uhuru, Raila in fresh bid to unite Kenyans

By DAN OTIENO dotieno@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted  Friday, April 19   2013 

IN SUMMARY

• Mr Kenyatta reached out to the people of Nyanza, who overwhelmingly voted for Mr Odinga, saying his government would not isolate them.
• The President’s visit to Kisumu was significant because it was his first non-State function since he was sworn into office on April 9.
• Mr Odinga once again reiterated that he would remain an active player in Kenyan politics. He expressed surprise at the difficulty people had addressing him and said they should simply refer to him as Raila Amolo Odinga.

Speaking at the burial, some speakers had addressed him as the Prime Minister while others had referred to him as retired Prime Minister.

Mr Odinga urged the Kenyatta government to bridge the acute teacher shortage in the country.

“Kenya has a deficit of 80,000 teachers and the teacher to pupil ration is not conducive for proper learning,” he said.

Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno urged Mr Kenyatta to be free to visit Nyanza. “There is no community which is poor because another is rich, we need you to be back and listen to what Kenyans want,” the former Public Service Minister said.

Solving problems

Siaya senator James Orengo urged elected leaders to direct their energies towards solving the many problems facing ordinary Kenyans. He asked Mr Kenyatta to sit with Mr Odinga to steer the country forward.

Nyando MP Fred Outa urged the President to reinstate Mr Odinga and former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka’s security while Nairobi governor Evans Kidero expressed optimism that the county governments would be accorded the freedom to execute their constitutional mandate.

Knut chairman Wilson Sossion urged the President to implement the remaining phases of teachers’ pay rise deal that the union agreed with the government in 1997.

He pleaded with the government to withdraw a legal notice of 2002 that had nullified the 1997 deal and pay teachers living wages.Speaking at the burial, some speakers had addressed him as the Prime Minister while others had referred to him as retired Prime Minister.

Mr Odinga urged the Kenyatta government to bridge the acute teacher shortage in the country.

“Kenya has a deficit of 80,000 teachers and the teacher to pupil ration is not conducive for proper learning,” he said.

Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno urged Mr Kenyatta to be free to visit Nyanza. “There is no community which is poor because another is rich, we need you to be back and listen to what Kenyans want,” the former Public Service Minister said.

Solving problems

Siaya senator James Orengo urged elected leaders to direct their energies towards solving the many problems facing ordinary Kenyans. He asked Mr Kenyatta to sit with Mr Odinga to steer the country forward.

Nyando MP Fred Outa urged the President to reinstate Mr Odinga and former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka’s security while Nairobi governor Evans Kidero expressed optimism that the county governments would be accorded the freedom to execute their constitutional mandate.

Knut chairman Wilson Sossion urged the President to implement the remaining phases of teachers’ pay rise deal that the union agreed with the government in 1997.

He pleaded with the government to withdraw a legal notice of 2002 that had nullified the 1997 deal and pay teachers living wages
.