Good People,

This case has now been settled, that this is private trip and does

not incur public financing. But incase public resources is involved

the matter must be brought to the attention of the people and issues

deliberated.

 

People must not be made to incur or pay private debts that could

have been incurred within political self interest without people's

consent. This is how peoples land and resources are sold without

peoples knowledge............therefore, transparency, accountability

with integrity must determine way forward to progressive success.

Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com

Embassy 'not aware' of governors' US meeting

PHOTO | GIDEON MAUNDU | FILE Cord leader Raila Odinga (C) flanked by senators and governors at a retreat in Mombasa on July 1, 2013. NATION MEDIA GROUP

By BEN MJ MURIITHI in Atlanta bmjmuriithi@gmail.com
Posted Wednesday, July 24 2013 at 23:30

Kenya’s embassy in Washington says it is not aware of a seminar planned for this weekend in Dallas, Texas, which is to be attended by Cord governors led by the coalition's leader Raila Odinga.

Speaking to the Nation through her secretary, the acting Kenyan envoy to Washington Jean Njeri Kamau said the embassy was not aware of any meeting to be attended by governors from Kenya. “We therefore have no comment on the matter,” said Ms Kamau.

Mr Odinga is set to lead a team of recently elected Cord governors to a meeting organized by the Network for Development of Youth in partnership with Summers Dodge International Group.

However, the planned meeting has raised eyebrows in some quarters. On Tuesday, David Ochwang’i, the president of the Kenyan Community in Atlanta Association (KCAA) told the Nation it was peculiar that no governors from other political parties were attending the meeting. “Why couldn’t they hold the seminar in Kenya and invite the facilitators? Isn’t that more cost effective?” he added.

On Monday, Sam Osamba, one of the organizers of the event, told a media briefing in Dallas that the main objectives of the summit was to introduce the newly elected governors to practices and techniques in handling challenges in devolved governments.