Give 'em a rock, burning tire and/or machette and they will show old DC how to have a good time!
Posted on 12/06/2008 9:21:26 AM PST by FocusNexus
A black-tie dinner and ball are scheduled to take place on the night of the inauguration at posh Marriott Gateway Hotel.
It is said to be a pan-African gala in honour of the first US president of African descent.
Kenya's ambassador in Washington Peter Ogego said he hopes the new president and the First Lady will include the event in their round of inaugural balls.
Invitations are also being sent to incoming Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN ambassador Susan Rice, Mr Ogego added.
Mr Odinga is expected to attend both of the Kenya-sponsored inauguration celebrations.
The National Democratic Institute, a non-governmental democracy-promotion group, has invited him to take part in the Martin Luther King Jnr Day celebrations in Washington on January 18.
On the inauguration day, the Kenya mission will hold a reception at Washington Plaza Hotel near the route of the parade leading to President Obama's swearing in on the steps of the US Capitol.
The inaugural ball is being hosted by the African Ambassadors Group in Washington, along with the US Corporate Council on Africa and the World Bank - IMF African Society.
Tickets are priced at almost ($200) Sh16,000 per person for an event that Mr Ogego estimates will cost $200,000 (Sh15.8 million)
The envoy said also that the afternoon reception will be open to all and free of charge. However, the embassy will spend about $40,000 (Sh3.1million) on organising it.
"Everyone at the embassy in Washington is excited at the prospect of a US president with ties to Kenya," Mr Ogego said, adding that Mr Obama's election offers to Kenya lessons and potential benefits.
"The US has demonstrated we can all move beyond artificial barriers - be it race, class or ethnicity," he said.
Tangible gains for Kenya can already be felt, the envoy added and cited the uptick in US tourism to Kenya along with the international media attention that the country is receiving.
Additional benefits will come in time, Mr Ogego said, and pointed out, for example, that Bill Richardson, Mr Obama's designee as secretary of commerce, has visited Kenya on three occasions and regards himself as a good friend of the country.
President-elect Obama's convincing victory in the November poll over Republican John McCain triggered celebrations all over Kenya.
In his father's birth place of Kogelo, several bulls were slaughtered.
Reports said at the time that Mr Odinga joined the the celebrations as he, through an aide, provided more bulls.
Give 'em a rock, burning tire and/or machette and they will show old DC how to have a good time!
‘This isn’t serious, right?...’
I knew this was serious cause it’s exactly what I expected to happen if Mr. Obama was elected. All the low lifes coming out cause there’s no need to hide anymore...just ask Bill Ayers.
God help America and all those who truly love America.
I wonder if Odingas son Fidel Castro Odinga will be in attendance
Change You Can Believe In!
That's what I was wondering. The presence and elevation of Odinga would be protest worthy, except the MSM wouldn't get it and protestors would be labeled racist.
Kenya, the 51st state....
Interesting. I have not heard this about Odinga and the robbery....Wow!
Now why would our MSM care about that? They were amazingly quiet in fact. I first read about it in a UK publication online. I think the Timesonline. It seems to me to have popped up with our MSM after the UK papers were running stories.
people were more interested in talking about possible rioting if Zero lost, but no one mentioned the actual roots of his involvment in that happening in Kenya.
Amen to that. And now, all that happened in Kenya will be swept under the rug. Shhh!, Odinga's a fine leader like his 'cousin'. And I can't help but wonder if they were concerned that there would be riots or planting ideas to riot in case of loss.
How will we know whether he's offended or celebrating?
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This is BO’s cousin who pledged to impose Sharia to get teh Muslim vote and whose son is named Fidel Castro Odinga. He’s teh one wiht whom BO was in constant contact during the New Hampshire primary campaign and the election time down in BO’s native Kanya.
And where exactly was Barry/Barack at the time the robbery was happening?
LOL. Maybe we should send the GGW folks down there to do just exactly this. The Kenyans would be so preoccupied with takng care of that that they would have no time to bother anyone else.
Kenya is blackmailing America, now watch and see all the money start heading their way.
No one seems to know where he was during MUCH of his time spent in NYC.
The Clinton years will be a walk in the park compared to the coming years.
The Good Lord finally let the majority have what they desire.
Where have you been? Sean Hannty said repeatedly on his show that there was a connection to all these low-lifes - including Odinga. But nobody was listening! Sean was talking to the wall as far as anyone listening!
God bless Sean!
Yes, Sean did. He was about the only one I heard who covered this story on a regular basis.
I wonder if Barack’s birth certificate says “Odinga” and not “Obama?” Since he won’t show it, one guess is as good as another ...
Well I am sure this makes Odinga loving Dick Morris happy!
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