Salim Lone
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Spokesman Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga 2005-2018. Comms Director UN under Kofi Annan. Published NY Times, Guardian, WaPo, NY Review of Books, FT, Nation
Princeton, NJ
Joined March 2011
Museveni’s even greater mass killings (and over a million Acholis in concentration camps) were ignored because Museveni had become the principal African instrument for their “war on terror” policies.
nation.africa
Prof Mamdani’s extraordinary tour de force on Uganda is a bold re-reading of the country's post-independence history.
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MAMDANI CALLED TRUMP TO CRITICIZE HIM ON VENEZUELA, saying it violated international law. That takes a lot of courage! The Democratic leadership has not condemned it. Neither has the US media. France's Macron and Germany's Merz condemned Maduro. Merz said “Maduro has led his
nytimes.com
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York accused President Trump of violating international law. It was the first time he had criticized the president since their White House meeting.
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EAST AFRICA PROVIDES YET ANOTHER AMERICAN LEADER.(More my FB pg) Following in Barack Obama’s footsteps, Zohran Mamdani is now the best known young political leader across the globe. Emerging literally out of the blue, his astonishing election, at 34, as New York City’s mayor is
theguardian.com
His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city
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Salim Lone: My 45 years with Raila Odinga https://t.co/D4uHJCwbX4 The central fact of Raila’s political life, and indeed Kenya’s, is that despite “losing” every election, he retained his soaring popularity over a period of 28 years as opposition leader - a position in which was
nation.africa
Salim Lone, a long time spokesman of former PM Raila Odinga, speaks about their deep bond.
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RAILA WAS NOT AN ENIGMA WAS THOSE WHO KNEW HIM. My hour long NTV interview this morning.
Salim Lone: Kenya will never be the same without Raila. #FixingTheNationNTV @Nationfmke @ericlatiff @mariambishar @officialjmbugua
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While all our presidents curtailed our freedoms and rights to entrench their power and wealth, Raila's vast popular following allowed him, without ever holding power, to enlarge democracy and inclusion for the struggling masses and the marginalized communities that languished in
Hon Raila was the most consequential politician in Kenya in the past three decades. He will be missed at many levels. At the political scene, he left few enemies, some allies and many orphans. To Mama Ida and the kids...poleni. A political giant has rested.
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Excerpts from NYT: "Raila Odinga, a towering figure in Kenyan politics who served as prime minister; He played a pivotal role in championing multiparty democracy in the 1990s, after multiple spells in detention without trial. He was a leader both inside government and as the main
nytimes.com
A pivotal political leader who helped usher in multiparty democracy in the East African country, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times.
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As those who knew him will remember him - with a huge smile and an even bigger heart. Behind him is his close protector for years, Maurice Ogeta. https://t.co/8rlS7EtfaT
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Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died of a heart attack in India. He was 80 years old. A statement from a hospital in Kerala State said Odinga didn’t respond to resuscitation efforts.
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Former Kenyan premier Raila Odinga, a key figure in African politics, dies at 80 While all our presidents curtailed our freedoms and rights to entrench their power and wealth, Raila's vast popular following allowed him, without ever holding power, to enlarge democracy and
apnews.com
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died of a heart attack in India. He was 80 years old. A statement from a hospital in Kerala State said Odinga didn’t respond to resuscitation efforts.
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railRaila Odinga, former Prime Minister of Kenya, dies in Kerala Raila was taking his morning walk in Kerala when he suffered cardiac arrest. https://t.co/hzJIGGVsjI
thehindu.com
Raila Odinga, former Kenyan Prime Minister, dies at Ayurvedic hospital in Kerala at 80 after cardiac failure.
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PREPARING FOR MUHOOZI AS UGANDA PRESIDENT Wall Street Journal's candid profile of Muhoozi on its front page makes it clear that for better or worse, it looks like he will succeed his father as Uganda’s President. More my FB page. https://t.co/ocozMydGvY via @WSJ
wsj.com
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of the longtime ruler, oversees a key U.S. military partner while boasting about torture and threatening to arrest members of parliament.
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Check out Salim L.’s review of Afghan Kebab House on @yelp
yelp.com
We live in Princeton NJ and rarely come into NYC. When we do, Afghan Kebab House is the main…
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INDIA’S DEADLY AIR STRIKES, BIGGEST IN DECADES, KILL 31 IN PAKISTAN. The FT headline and criticism was significant, as was its accompanying editorial, which said that “India’s strikes threaten to add an escalatory spiral." More my FB pg. https://t.co/tugFx70RHP
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Also in today’s newsletter, US and China to hold trade talks and US companies plan record buybacks
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PLIGHT OF KENYA'S SALARIED WORKERS HIGHLIGHTED: In a major article covering more than two full broadsheet pages, the NY Times takes an in-depth look at the multiple causes and the impact of the economic crisis that continues to roil Kenya. More my FB pg https://t.co/gpyAk9lz9v
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Increased payroll taxes are one element of a bid in Kenya to keep the government running and pay off the country’s foreign creditors.
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World leaders paying tribute to Francis at his funeral had utterly ignored his fierce pleas for peace and justice for the poor, mariginalized & migrants when he was alive. Francis, Gandhi, ML King, Mandela only ones in 100 years who won universal renown for their compassion.
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The death of Pope Francis reminds us how rare transformational leaders really are.
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The AU mess: With six countries suspended by the AU, and possibly more to come if there are other coups, its founding concept of African Unity has been shaken to the core. Why the African Union needed Raila Odinga
nation.africa
Mr Odinga is a charismatic figure known throughout Africa for his courageous struggles for democracy and his bold Pan-Africanist vision.
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HOW IS RAILA DOING? In phone call Tuesday I was thrilled to see that he was totally relaxed, indeed full of wit, including about the AU race he had just lost. More my FB pg. Raila Odinga’s Next Chapter: Charting a New Course for Kenya’s Politics
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Its also surreal that no one with info about flight control actions was at presser. And that when we seek FACTS urgently, streams of officials with no direct role or info are given time to address us. VIPs was extremely poor word, but unintentional.
Reading all the “no VIPs” on the helicopter or in the crash in DC and seeing it on the media just breaks my heart. EVERYONE who lost their life in the American Airlines plane and on the Blackhawk was SOMEBODY’S Very Important Person.
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TRUMP PROMISES SWEEPING CHANGES - more my FB pg: A reinvigorated Donald Trump, enjoying an astonishing, across the board post-election rise in popularity, promised in his inaugural address sweeping policy changes which he asserted would reverse the economic decline of working and
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