Raila Opinion on acclamation
He (Raila) described yesterdays elections as "free and fair" saying the will of the people had prevailed. Daily Nation March 19, 2002
Raila said unlike the Opposition which appears confused on how to select their candidate, Kanu has its nomination machinery in place. The merger was the hard part. Nominating a candidate should not pose any problem as we have the machinery in place, said Raila. EA STANDARD
Raila said, only Kenyans have the full mandate to decide and pick their next leader. The next President, Raila said, should be someone who understands politics and has a definite agenda for all Kenyans. East African Standard August 10, 2002
Kanu secretary-general Joseph Kamotho, who faces a stiff challenge from National Development Party leader Raila Odinga, has been emphatic that the secret ballot should be used in today's elections. DN March 18, 2002
Raila Odinga, Secretary General of Kenya African National Union (Kanu), said that his Rainbow Alliance faction is planning to boycott the upcoming nominations, in protest to Moi's alleged interference in the choice of candidates SABCNEWS
The National Development Party (NDP) Presidential candidate, Mr Raila Odinga yesterday admitted that he erred by hand-picking parliamentary candidates in parts of Luo Nyanza. He said the issue had led to wrangles and sharp divisions
among the NDP supporters, threatening to make the party lose footholds in some of its strongholds. Raila was addressing a rally in Migori town.
http://www.elections.co....aila%20Says%20he%20ErredBy inference, the man is all that Mr Phantom is not: an untrustworthy radical, divisive, too many enemies, a dictator, and a persistent liar...Gaitho dialogues.