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2006-10-28 - Hon. Raila Odinga's Visit to Toronto, Canada
« on: October 31, 2006, 10:21:14 AM »
Dorian Baxter and Hon. Raila Odinga" border="0"  align="left<<=Dorian Baxter and Hon. Raila Odinga On Saturday October 28, 2006, the honourable Member of Parliament for Langata, Hon. Raila Odinga and two other members of the Kenyan parliament, Hon. George Khaniri, and Hon. Paddy Ahenda, were in Toronto, Canada. The Kenyan leaders were in Toronto to sell their Orange Democratic Movement Kenya (ODM-K) brand of democracy for Kenyans everywhere.

Hon. Odinga gave the keynote speech to the Kenyans and friends of Kenya, who paid a cover charge of $50.00 in advance or $65.00 at the door and braved the cold and wet weather to come and hear him speak. The event was held at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus, in the Reichman Family Lecture Room # 1050, located the Earth Sciences Centre, 5 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto. This venue was shown to allow a full capacity of 390 people, but it was about a third full.

The emcee for the evening was Waikwa Wanyoike, one of the members of the organizing committee. Other members of the committee were Ben Ondoro, Wambui Gaitho, Miguna Miguna, Leonard Wandili, and Sam Kutondo. Ben Ondoro the president of the Kenya Community in Ontario (KCO), and Miguna Miguna, a Toronto lawyer, gave votes of thanks in which they exulted Hon. Odinga as the best person suitable to be the next president of Kenya. Leonard Wandili, the founding president of KCO, also gave a short speech in which he presented the typical concerns and wishes Kenyans in Diaspora. These included issues of dual citizenship and voting rights for Kenyans in Diaspora.

Hon. Odinga responded favourably to concerns and wishes that were presented to him and portrayed ODM-K as a progressive party that is ready and willing to deal with Kenya’s social, economic and political woes, if it wins the presidency come 2007 Kenya general election. A few people in attendance, through their questions, were sceptical of ODM-K’s ability to bring about the much needed change in Kenya, especially regarding the issues of corruption, economic growth, gender equality, etc.

At the end Dorian Baxter "Presley Elvis", a Canadian, born and raised in Kenya made a surprise presentation to Hon. Odinga. The next stop for the ODM-K leaders was Minnesota, United States.

For more pictures see below:

Slideshow:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photovideos/sets/72157594349520638/show/

Thumbnails:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photovideos/sets/72157594349520638/

The following is a video clip from Hon. Odinga's speech (click on the "play icon" in the centre of the picture to start the video):
Follow the links below to see more video clips of the meeting:
http://www.youtube.com/v/Q85OuUbhhdo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n29JBpOha_k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMnNrXJqQ8A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K61iwm8oq14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArMSYpRtVmM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Ov7xQqWRc
For all vieo clips: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ODM-K
If you have any questions please drop me a line at: photos@theafricandiaspora.com.
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