Zanzibar Gov't Says it Had No Knowledge of Raila's Presence on the Island
A top official in government of Zanzibar has denied having any knowledge of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga's visit.
The National Super Alliance (NASA) leader traveled to Zanzibar on Sunday and returned to the country on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Suna East MP Junet Mohamed.
In an interview with New York times, his advisor Salim Lone said that Raila traveled to Zanzibar after the unrest witnessed in Nairobi on Friday and Sunday following his return from 10-day trip in the United States.
“The unrest pushed Mr Odinga out of the country. He left Kenya on Sunday night, according to Salim Lone, a longtime adviser to Mr Odinga and his political party. He is now in Zanzibar, off the coast of Mainland Tanzania, " NYT quoted Lone.
However, speaking to Tanzanian daily, the Citizen Minister for State in the office of the Second Vice President Mohamed Aboud said government did not have knowledge of Raila's presence in the country.
“If he is here, it is fine. But what I can say is that until now we have no information that he is coming,” he told the Citizen on Wednesday.
A resident of the island, by the name Abdalla, who spoke to the same newspaper confirmed meeting Raila at a local restaurant.
“We saw him (Odinga) accompanied by four people. He came in and ate with us at the Luqmaan restaurant just like other customers but surprisingly he was not very excited although he agreed to take pictures with us,” said Abdalla.
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Obviously, Zanzibar…
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Obviously, Zanzibar government would not have any knowledge of Raila's presence there. He was busy looking for caves and forests in Zanzibar where he could be sworn in by his National Resistance Movement (NRM). Hopefully, he found some.
Zanzibar is NOT like Kenya …
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Zanzibar is NOT like Kenya (where the PARANOID Dictatorial Government DICTATES and Monitors people's PRIVATES; call it Privacy if you want).
Fake Joshua was having fun &…
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Fake Joshua was having fun & taking pictures with girls. The pictures are circulating in the internet
Is Ida aware that Rao was…
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In reply to Fake Joshua was having fun &… by Kenya (not verified)
Is Ida aware that Rao was quietly exercising his manhood in Zanzibar?
It's hard to keep up with…
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It's hard to keep up with 300,000 tourists visiting Zanzibar every year. If the governor took time to keep up with every random tourist he wouldn't have time for anything else.
Raila is entitled to go any…
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Raila is entitled to go any where without informing these Jubilee psychos of his every move.Yeye si sleigh king kama nyinyi na picha fake kwa instagram
The man was hosted by his TZ…
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The man was hosted by his TZ friend J.P.M
Strangers see and hear…
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Strangers see and hear strange albeit true things. This resident Abdalla summarizes it all " but surprisingly he was not very excited .." How could any one be excited with having only four people around when a few days earlier a "million" was in fold chanting his name?
Additionally, I see strange things comparing this photo (A), with that of Uhuru visiting Moi (B) a few days ago. Though these are mentor-mentee pictures, they are diametrically opposite. (A) standing in beach away from home, (B) seated in a living room, at home. (A) mentee consoling mentor, (B) Mentee consulting mentor. (A) mentee obliviously smiling, (B) mentee contemplatively smiling.
(A) little or no boundaries between the mentee and mentor, (B) it is clearly a serious relationship.
(A) mentee accompany mentor, (B) mentee goes to meet mentor. (A) everything is a boat/ship away, (B) everything is a phone call away. Na mengine mengi
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