Has the kenyan government overreacted to the self inauguration of the Opposition Leader, raila odinga, as the peoples president . Critics argue that its true authoritarian colours have been exposed by its response to the move. Its also put a deep spotlight on the effectiveness of president Uhuru Kenyattas government. My guest is raphael tuju, the secretary general of the Ruling Jubilee Party. Raphael tuju, general secretary of kenyas Ruling Jubilee Party here in nairobi, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Your Governments Authority and legitimacy has been severely challenged, hasnt it, by the self inauguration as the peoples president by raila odinga, the Opposition Leader . Thats rabble rousing from raila odinga. Weve seen that before, and its nothing to write home about. Youve not seen this before, though. Hes never declared himself peoples president. Well, sometimes you dont argue with people like those. I mean, what does it mean to be peoples president . Its childs play. And you dont
Nairobi. When it comes to politics, kenya has a history of violent and disputed elections. I am at the home of the veteran Opposition Leader raila odinga for this exclusive interview. He has gone and had himself sworn in as the peoples president in an act which the government says amounts to high treason. Is he acting irresponsibly, is legally and stoking tensions . Illegally. Raila odinga, welcome to hardtalk. Honestly, do you really believe you are president of kenya . Do i look president ial . You are wearing a sharp suit. I really do believe i am the president. If you listen to what people are saying, for example, alien fm Radio Station that supports the government, they say things like your so called swearing in ceremony is meaningless. Whereas Raila Odingas state house, a Farewell Party for you. That is what kenyans are saying. There are a few kenyans to say that. Of course it is just a joke they are making. They know that the occasion was a serious occasion. It was aimed at endi
When it comes to politics, kenya has a history of violent and disputed elections. Im at the home of the veteran opposition leader, raila odinga, for this exclusive interview. Hes gone and had himself sworn in as the peoples president , in an act which the government says amounts to high treason. Is he acting irresponsibly, illegally and stoking tensions . Raila odinga, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, zainab. Be honest with me, do you really believe you are president of kenya . Dont i look president ial . You are wearing a smart suit. I really do believe i am the president. If you listen to what people are saying, for example, fm radio station, which obviously supports the government, they say things like your so called swearing in ceremony is meaningless, where is Raila Odingas state house, this was a Farewell Party for you. That is what kenyans are saying. There are a few kenyans who say that. Of course, its just a joke they are making. They know the occasion was a very serious occasi
I want to go back to catalonia because things are getting reasonably confident the lap complicated. In a speech earlier, there was no clear declaration from spain as some had been hoping for. Now we have this coming from reuters, saying that Carles Puigdemont and other regional politicians have signed a document declaring catalonias independence from spain, but it is unclear if the document would have any legal value. While there is a document signed by significant leaders in catalonia, saying that they are declaring independence from spain, we dont know if it is a legal declaration of independence and we are trying to sift through the difference between what this is and what a legal declaration might be. There are a lot of people in the newsroom trying to work that out, a lot of people in spain trying to work that out. While we look at that in detail let me play you some of what we heard earlier in the speech. Translation the government and myself propose that this Parliament Suspends
Point in running for office if the old come unfair rules remain in place. Could this destabilize the country . And wildfires continue to devastate northern california. At least 15 people have been killed and Authorities Say that number could rise. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. The breakup of spain will not begin tonight. In a highly anticipated speech, the leader of catalonia has declared delayed declaring independence from spain saying more time and dialogue are needed. Carles puigdemont told the Regional Parliament in barcelona that he has a mandate to declare independence, but that he will delay taking that step, quote, for a few weeks to encourage dialogue. In short, there is no Catalan Independence declaration. Lets listen to part of what he said tonight. The law of the referendum says that if the majority of the votes are yes, will declare the independence of catalonia. Before and after the first of october, we want to succeed in doing what we promised. T