THE FLAME OF FREEDOM..
Former Prime Minister and leaders of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy, Rt Honourable Raila Odinga has launched his autobiography, 'THE FLAME OF FREEDOM',
during the book launch., last Sunday, the Ex-Pm called upon those who had been mention in the book, in bad light, to forgive him.
He regretted that the Kenya prisons had not returned his writings since his confinement in the 1980s.
The book opens the Odinga family, probably the
most talked about political family in independent Kenya, to a public
that has shown two distinctive traits towards anything Odinga- a phobia
and a mania.
However, this may not be the last of Odinga’s books because it reveals very little about the 1982 coup attempt which political opponents have often used to malign the former PM as a power hungry individual.
the book also gives a vivid account of the post election violence together with the ICC matters and how the names of the six landed at the court. Raila also speaks about the 2013 elections and how his political life has been,
simingly, this is a MUST-READ book for Kenyans , political leaders including his opponents and even his lovers. possibly, it could be the highest selling in the market today.
However, this may not be the last of Odinga’s books because it reveals very little about the 1982 coup attempt which political opponents have often used to malign the former PM as a power hungry individual.
the book also gives a vivid account of the post election violence together with the ICC matters and how the names of the six landed at the court. Raila also speaks about the 2013 elections and how his political life has been,simingly, this is a MUST-READ book for Kenyans , political leaders including his opponents and even his lovers. possibly, it could be the highest selling in the market today.
“The
Flame of Freedom” was launched at the KICC at a ceremony attended by
former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President
Kalonzo Musyoka, senators, MPs and other invited guests. - See more at:
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-138597/railas-flame-freedom-launched#sthash.2AeOu2Mz.dpuf
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Prime Minister Raila Odinga launched his memoir yesterday with a plea
for those he has mentioned in bad light to forgive him.
“The Flame of Freedom” was launched at the KICC at a ceremony attended by former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, senators, MPs and other invited guests.
Calling the memoirs “chronicles of events as I remember them”, Raila said he owed it to the nation to write his memoirs. He dedicated the book to the youth.
“For those whom I may have been critical of in the book, I want to ask for your forgiveness. I want you to understand that I did this for posterity,” he said.
Raila asked those who may identify mistakes in the book to understand that human beings are prone to memory lapses.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-138597/railas-flame-freedom-launched#sthash.Hlb967LG.dpuas well as
“The Flame of Freedom” was launched at the KICC at a ceremony attended by former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, senators, MPs and other invited guests.
Calling the memoirs “chronicles of events as I remember them”, Raila said he owed it to the nation to write his memoirs. He dedicated the book to the youth.
“For those whom I may have been critical of in the book, I want to ask for your forgiveness. I want you to understand that I did this for posterity,” he said.
Raila asked those who may identify mistakes in the book to understand that human beings are prone to memory lapses.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-138597/railas-flame-freedom-launched#sthash.Hlb967LG.dpuas well as
with
a plea for those he has mentioned in bad light to forgive him. - See
more at:
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-138597/railas-flame-freedom-launched#sthash.Hlb967LG.dpuf
with
a plea for those he has mentioned in bad light to forgive him. - See
more at:
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-138597/railas-flame-freedom-launched#sthash.Hlb967LG.dpuf
Calling
the memoirs “chronicles of events as I remember them”, Raila said he
owed it to the nation to write his memoirs. He dedicated the book to the
youth.
“For those whom I may have been critical of in the book, I want to ask for your forgiveness. I want you to unde
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-138597/railas-flame-freedom-launched#sthash.Hlb967LG.dpuf
“For those whom I may have been critical of in the book, I want to ask for your forgiveness. I want you to unde
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-138597/railas-flame-freedom-launched#sthash.Hlb967LG.dpuf
