A Closer look at Raila's Continous Chamelionic Nature. Compiled by Danson Mwaniki

Born to a privileged life of the Jaramogi Odinga dynasty, we learn of Raila's upbringing and his education, including his engineering studies in East Germany, where he followed the events of the Cold War with strong sympathy for the communist cause. His father was Kenya’s initial Vice-President before being side-lined by President Jomo Kenyatta for his personal ambitions. . Drawn to socialist activism during the Cold War, Raila became a canny leader in private enterprise and now he has reinvented himself as a liberal democrat. We Know that following Kenyatta’s death in August 1978, Raila and Jaramogi moved to establish an alternative political party to challenge the ruling KANU. Then the then President Moi responded by passing legislation outlawing the registration of alternative political parties. But on 31 July 1982 a group of junior military men in the Kenyan Air Force, who were predominantly Luo in origin, launched a coup attempt designed to wrest power from the Moi regime. The attempt was foiled and while the putshchists claimed they had intended to set up a purely military political leadership, the Odingas were suspected of involvement. Raila himself has indicted that he supported the failed coup attempt launched by members of Kenya’s military forces. Developments reveal Raila as having chameleonic ability to reposition both himself and his allies to take full advantage of changing political currents. When the Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD), which Jaramogi and Raila helped to create, was registered as a political party it helped Raila win the seat of Lang’ata in Nairobi as a FORD candidate in 1992. Following his father’s death in January 1994, Raila's chamelionic nature was evident as he left a fracturing FORD to assume the reins of the National Development Party and retains Lang’ata in a bi-election. Even though he was a steadfast critic and persecuted victim of the Moi regime, Raila desire to achieve his political ends pushed him to enter an alliance with the Kanu Government. Following the 1997 election, Raila political acrobatics and chamelionic nature was evident when he started aligning his party with Moi’s ruling KANU party, then bringing about a complete merger, then leading a rebellion in the lead-up to the 2002 elections that had the effect of torpedoing Moi’s future dynastic designs. When things turned sour, he saw that his personal ambition were not being achieved and hence joined others in the victory of President Mwai Kibaki in 2002. Systematically trying to achieve his ambitions, Raila campaigned against Kibaki’s proposals for constitutional reform, securing a resounding "no" vote in the 2005 referendum. Raila Odinga himself acknowledges that he has been criticized for changing political parties, This depicts him as a desperate adversary who would stop at nothing to achieve his political ends. This is more clear of Raila with what happened in Mombasa during an ODM meetting. It was well document that all hell broke lose when Raila stepped forward to address the crowd who punctuated every other sentence with a resounding shout of "Nyundo." He then introduced Kalonzo Musyoka who immediately ran into problems as he was drowned out by shouts of "Nyundo" most of which were coming from the front section of the crowd. This was a well programmed incident. Raila's Hummer(Like Nothing Else) seemed to have brought him what he wanted most...some airtime.... and he has surely gotten that. With the steadmand group opinion polls placing him above Kalonzo, we see Raila feeling like the battle has been won. Raila's chamelionic nature has made him use the publicity he is getting now to really push Kalonzo out of the way. THIS HE HAS DONE VERY WELL.  Lastly are the events sorrounding the memorandum of understanding with the Muslims. This has brought a lot of confusion to so many people and Raila seems confused as what to tell Kenyans about this MOU. This has led to circulation of this letter BELOW  and other denominations have asked questions as indicated by writing posted on this website. Kenya: Raila: I didn’t sign any deal with Muslims 04-11-2007 By SIMON SIELE and GEORGE OMONDI Nairobi, (Daily Nation): ODM presidential candidate Raila Odinga on Sunday denied having signed a memorandum of understanding with the Muslim community. He said he only met Muslim leaders who raised complaints about constant harassment whenever their faithful sought identity cards, passports and employment. "Some people have claimed that I signed an MoU with the Muslims but there is no such a deal since their leaders only came to me to register their complaints about constant harassment and discrimination against them," Mr Odinga said. Addressing the faithful at Deliverance Church in Nakuru, Mr Odinga said Christians should not be worried that he had signed a secret deal with Muslims "because I too am a Christian and a member of the Anglican Church." "I told the Muslim community not to worry because their rights will be recognised by the ODM government and there is no need for me to sign any MoU with the Christians because I am one of them." Mr Odinga said his concerns were largely in regard to complaints by the Muslim community, noting that the ODM government would ensure all Kenyans enjoy constitutional rights irrespective of their creed or religion. "We want to assure every Kenyan that we shall respect all their rights and as a Christian, I am committed to follow its teachings which demand that we should love one another at all times," said the outgoing Lang’ata MP. Mr Odinga accused some religious leaders of taking sides in the ongoing campaigns arguing that they were influencing their worshippers to support certain political parties and called on Kenyans to be wary of such people. He criticised the Government over deportation of eight Kenyans suspected to have been implicated in acts of terrorism, arguing that they should have been tried in Kenya. Here is your reference. http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmg...p;newsid=109932 http://www.islamkenya.com/bulletin/FridayBulletin228.pdf ODM leader admits deal with Muslims Story by NATION Reporter and Correspondent Publication Date: 11/8/2007 ODM Presidential candidate Raila Odinga has an agreement with Muslims, after all. Touching on the issue that has generated heated debate in the country, Mr Odinga declared that he had never contradicted himself over the pact with Muslims. Instead, the outgoing Lang’ata MP blamed the media — specifically the Nation — for the turn of events over the memorandum of understanding with Muslims in the country. "I never denied that we have an understanding with Muslims. I never made such denials in Nakuru and what is being hyped is a creation of the Nation," he said on the phone. Mr Odinga kicked off the debate on November 1 at Kasarani during a meeting with women when he said that he had entered into a pact with Muslims to support his election bid. He said: "I want to announce that I signed a memorandum with the Council of Imams three days ago." The announcement was questioned by Evangelical churches who demanded that Mr Odinga makes public the MoU with Muslims. Shock and disbelief But on November 4, Mr Odinga went to Bishop Mark Kariuki’s Celebration Centre in Nakuru and reportedly stated that he had not signed any pact with Muslim leaders. The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims expressed "shock and disbelief" at the denial. Secretary-general Adan Wachu said they had been kept in the dark about the deal between Mr Odinga and "hand-picked" Muslim leaders. In Lamu, Imam Mahfudh Mohamed said those talking about the MoU had not revealed its contents. "These MoUs are irrelevant because we have a place to fall back to. All the claims about President Kibaki not being sensitive to our issues was mere propaganda that should not be taken seriously," the Imam said. Tana River district Muslims demanded an apology from colleagues who signed the secret deal ‘‘for selfish motives’’. "How could they have made an agreement without consulting other Muslims?" asked Sheikh Idris Bakero, Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya district secretary who read the statement. Kenyan Opposition Leader Under Fire for Signing a Pact and Denying it By Peter Clottey Washington, D.C. 09 November 2007 "There are two things here; one is that if there was a deal that was made between Raila and the Muslims, people would want to understand, what kind of deal was entered. Is it the kind of memorandum of understanding that would give the Muslims the upper hand against other religious groups in this country? That is very, very sensitive. Two, now that Raila is denying, that touches on his integrity. How can he sign a memorandum of understanding with the Muslims and then he deny? People would then ask what kind of president would we have who denies things that are clear and that are known?" asked Mbatia. He said the controversy surrounding the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) between Odinga and the Muslims could potentially hurt the opposition leader in December’s poll. "Certainly he has not gained mileage in the interim because in today’s newspapers, Raila admits that there was a deal between him and the Muslims. But much earlier he had in a way refused to accept that, so you can see he has now changed his stands because the Muslims had said for their part that they are willing to diverge the deal that they entered with him," he said. Mbatia explained that Odinga had given Kibaki supporters ammunition to fire at the opposition leader as campaigns continue ahead of next month’s vote."What comes out clear is that at least an MOU was signed, and neither the Muslims nor Raila are willing to tell us what kind of pact it was. It is controversial, and it is likely to be used by PNU (Party of National Unity) supporters to discredit the character and the integrity of Raila as a presidential candidate," Mbatia pointed out. He noted that it has always been the norm for Kenyan politicians to blame the media when things don’t seem to go their way. "I would say that, that is not uncharacteristic of Kenyan politicians. When they are pushed to the wall the first to be blamed is the media. So, it is not surprising that Raila is saying that he was misquoted and misreported. It is a sensitive issue and the nation appears to be hell-bent to prove that he did not tell the truth," he said.1. Muslims disown ‘leaked’ memorandum of understanding with Presidential candidate Amidst controversy over a secret memorandum of understanding signed between presidential candidate Raila Odinga and Muslim leaders, purported copies of the contract are in circulation in Nairobi and by email. CISA obtained a copy containing a raft of pledges Odinga allegedly made to Muslims on August 29. The document is signed by him and Sheikh Abdullahi Abdi, chairman of the National Muslim Leaders Forum. But Sheikh Abdi, who said he has seen the document, dismissed it as a forgery, adding that, in this era of advanced information technology, it was very easy to reproduce a person’s signature. He told CISA that he and other Muslim leaders had worked closely with the Catholic Church and other Christians in fighting for the rights of Kenyans. He would not be party to a scheme to curtail the rights of others as claimed in the document. Odinga’s pledges, according to the copy in our possession, include creation of two semi-autonomous regions fully controlled by Muslims at the Coast and North-eastern Kenya. The regions shall be under the Islamic law, or Shariah. Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has promised to introduce federalism, known here as Majimbo. While, media reports have quoted him confirming that he signed an MOU with Muslims, Odinga has not divulged the details - even after being pressured by evangelical churches. The document says Odinga, whose religious affiliation is unknown, "recognizes Islam as the only true religion" while the Muslim signatories acknowledge him "as the only candidate who has the interests of the Muslim community at heart." The Muslims offer to "campaign vigorously" and to "deploy all resources at their disposal" to ensure his resounding victory in the December 27 general election. If he wins, Odinga on his part pledges to re-instate and protect the rights of Muslims "who have been oppressed and discriminated against by the current and previous governments." He shall "within six months re-write the Constitution of Kenya to recognize Shariah as the only law sanctioned by the Holy Quran for Muslim declared regions." His government shall: - establish Sharia courts throughout Kenya, - popularize Islam at the Coast and North Eastern regions by enforcing compulsory Muslim classes in primary schools there, and - impose a ban on open-air preaching "by worshippers of the cross" in the regions. The ODM government shall also outlaw Christian programmes on public radio and prohibit sale of alcohol in Muslim majority towns. There shall be a ban on women’s dressing that is considered offensive to Muslims in the regions controlled by followers of the faith.	Kenya's National Anthem. Ee Mungu Nguvu Zetu Standard Nation Raila Mwanmpotevu Luos Against Raila Kibaki vs Raila Raila and His Hammmer Raila's Chamelionic nature- the Grabber Raila's Chamelionic Nature- Ambushes Kalonzo

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