What has happened in the past is a lot of good policies have been developed on paper, but … - Raila Odinga

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He who loves not lives not.

Raila Odinga

What has happened in the past is a lot of good policies have been developed on paper, but you find they are not implemented. So there is a disconnect between rhetoric and practice.

Good, Happened, Paper, Past, Practice

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Musalia [Mudavadi] was created by [Daniel Toroitich arap] Moi and given his seat after his father's death since Musalia's was one of Moi's key men and a beneficiary of the grand corruption of the day. I am aware of this but I recognize that I cannot get perfect partners, and truly my friends; there is an election to be won.

Beneficiary, Father, Keys, Men, Moi, Seat

You don't want to live in the past. Everything in life is in the future. You don't want to continue to be buried in the past.

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In the US after the Great Depression, they invested heavily in infrastructure to create a lot of employment. In Germany after the war there was the Marshall plan for roads, rail, housing, energy, water and so on. That created massive employment after the devastation of the war and helped them to rebuild the country.

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You cannot forget the past but you can forgive it.

Forget, Forget The Past, Forgive, Forgiving, Past

At independence Kenya's economic indicators were equal to those of South Korea, but 45 years down the road, Korea's economy is 40 times that of Kenya. The mediocrity of leadership is across the continent.

Economic, Independence, Korea, Mediocrity, Years

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