Sunday, 26 July 2015
Kenya rejects US gay rights agenda, what Obama said about it today
"The US believes in the principle of treating people equally under the law and that they are deserving of equal protection under the law.and that the state should not discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation and I say that recognizing that there may be people that have different religious or cultural beliefs but the issue is how does the state operate relative to people. You can look at the history of people around the world. When you start treating people differently not because of the harm they are doing to anybody but because they are different, that's the path whereby freedom is beginning to erode.
If somebody is a law abiding citizen who is going about their business and not breaking any law and obeying the traffic signs and doing all the things good citizens are supposed to do and not harming anybody, the idea they are treated differently based on who they love is wrong. Full stop."he said
Below is Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta's response on the issue
"The fact of the matter is Kenya and US share so many values, democracy, entrepreneurship, family values. These are things we share but there are some things we do not share. Our culture our societies don't accept. Its very difficult for us to be able to impose on people that which they themselves do not accept. This is why I repeatedly say that for Kenyans today, the issue of gayrights is really a non issue. We want to focus on other areas that are day to day living for our people. Our health issues as we have discussed with president Obama. These are critical. Issues of inclusivity of women, a key section of society that is normally left out of the mainstream of economic development. What we can do in terms of infrastructure, Education, Roads, Power and Entrepreneurship. Maybe once like you have overcome some of these challenges we can begin to look at new once but the fact remains that this issue is not one that is in the foremost minds of Kenyans and that is the fact"he said
Argentinian politician praised after a photo of her breastfeeding her daughter during a parliamentary session went viral
Victoria Donda Perez's eight-month-old daughter was hungry while she was
attending a meeting in Argentine National Congress earlier this month
so she whipped out her breasts and fed her in the full glare of
everyone. She is being hailed as a role-model for women and the picture
had further opened up a conversation on public breastfeeding. What do
you think? How many women would do same? Some women said that they would
rather go into the car or restroom to breastfeed their children.
Saturday, 25 July 2015
Gbajabiamila’s former loyalists accept Dogara’s offer in zoning
Some former loyalists of former Minority Leader, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila
and members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, loyalists group, on
Saturday declared support for the House of Representatives Speaker, Mr.
Yakubu Dogara.
The lawmakers claimed that it was better to place the interest of the
country ahead of all other considerations and accept the positions of
the principal officers of the House as proposed by Dogara.
Gbajabiamila who has the backing of the Loyalists Group, had for long
insisted that the office of Majority Leader must be zoned to the
South-West and be held by him.
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Members of the group who attended a joint news briefing in Abuja with
the Speaker’s group were Mr. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa (Kano State); Mr.
Mohammed Monguno (Borno State); and Mr. Pally Iriase (Edo State).
The APC leadership, in a June 23 letter to Dogara, had recommended to
zone the majority leader to the South-West; deputy leader to North-West;
chief whip to North-East and the deputy whip to South-South.
However, the Speaker opposed it, citing alleged violation of federal
character principle, and instead, proposed to zone the majority leader
to the North-West.
Dogara also zoned the deputy leader to the North-Central; chief whip to the South-South; and deputy whip to the South-East.
By the Speaker’s proposal, Ado-Doguwa will now become the majority
leader, while a lawmaker from Kogi State, Mr. Buba Jibrin, will become
the deputy leader.
Mr. Pally Iriase from Edo State, will become the chief whip, while the
position of deputy whip which goes to the South-East will be occupied by
Mr. Chike Okafor.
Ado-Doguwa, Monguno and Iriase were all Gbajabiamila’s men, but had made a U-turn to back Dogara.
They are now members of a new group, “Equity Forum.”
Dogara is set to name the principal officers on Tuesday when the House would have reconvened from its current four-week break.
Speaking on behalf of the loyalists group, Iriase claimed that their
change of mind was due to the realisation that members had to comply
with Section 14 of the 1999 Constitution, which dealt with federal
character.
Iriase added,
“Let Nigerians know that the crisis in the House has been resolved.
“Based on the letter the speaker wrote to the APC, under Section 13 of the constitution, he is to ensure compliance with Section 14 (3) of the constitution.
“We have, therefore, accepted the Speaker’s proposal on the equitable distribution of the principal positions.
“The majority of APC members in the loyalists group have accepted these positions for the sake of promoting equity.”
According to Iriase, the loyalists group won a major victory over Dogara
for being able to produce the majority leader, deputy leader and chief
whip.
Ado-Doguwa also spoke at the session, saying he backed the position of the group as explained by Iriase.
He said:
“We reached a point that we just agreed that the interest of the whole nation supersedes any other.
“Where we are now is okay for us as a group and we must sheathe our swords and move on,” he added.
On his part, Monguno looked weighed down when he said that by agreeing
to team up with the Speaker, he knew he had become one of the biggest
losers.
Monguno had wanted to be the Seaker, but stepped down for Gbajabiamila.
He also contested the post of deputy leader and lost to the current
occupant, Mr. Yusuf Lasun.
The APC later proposed him to be the chief whip but he also agreed to
swap the position with Iriase, who was initially nominated as deputy
whip by the party.
His case worsened when Dogara’s proposal excluded his zone, North-East, from the four contested principal offices.
“Ordinary, I should have been the last person to be part of this meeting, considering the fact that, all along, I have been the one making the sacrifice.
“Ultimately, I have become the loser in all of this. But, for the interest of the nation and the House, I have accepted to work with this arrangement,” Monguno stated.
The spokesman of the House Dogara, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, had also
confirmed that the new development signalled the end of the crisis.
Jibrin promised that the loyalists group, particularly Gbajabiamila and
Monguno, would be adequately compensated in the distribution of key
committees in the days ahead.
He said,
“We have commenced collection of signatures which has reached advanced stage to affirm the Dogara formula.
“All other interests, including those excluded from the principal officers, specifically, Gbajabiamila and Mongunu, will be duly accommodated with commensurate responsibility to serve.
“Since the Speaker has about 200 positions to share out, many members will have the opportunity to serve the country.”
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Thursday, 23 July 2015
VP Osinbajo says there was no bomb threat to his home
Earlier this evening, there were reports that Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo had told members of the National Economic Council that
intelligence reports indicates that Boko Haram were planning to attack
his home. The VP has denied making this statement. What he said is
contained in a statement signed by Laolu Akande, Snr Special
Assistant-Media&Publicity to Osinbajo
Media reports that there was a plan by terrorists to bomb the house of
the Vice President is completely false with no iota of truth. An
unendorsed press briefing note circulated today by some officials of the
National Planning Commission contains a flat-out wrong claim.
That part of the note should read The Vice President
disclosed- security reports that scavengers are now being prepared by
insurgents.… to dump refuse laden with bombs in the houses of VIPs in
the Northeast. The note erroneously said “in the house of the Vice
President. During the NEC meeting earlier today, the Vice President had
mentioned intelligence reports which suggested that the terrorists have
recruited people such as "BABA BOOLA who are known to usually go about
picking things from the dust bins. The plan is to use the "BABA BOOLA"
people to plant bombs in houses of VIPs, offices and government
installations in the Northeast. Please take note of the correction, and
ignore such media reports claiming plans to bomb the VP’s house. Those
reports are unfounded and utterly baseless" the statement read
Media reports that there was a plan by terrorists to bomb the house of the Vice President is completely false with no iota of truth. An unendorsed press briefing note circulated today by some officials of the National Planning Commission contains a flat-out wrong claim.
That part of the note should read The Vice President disclosed- security reports that scavengers are now being prepared by insurgents.… to dump refuse laden with bombs in the houses of VIPs in the Northeast. The note erroneously said “in the house of the Vice President. During the NEC meeting earlier today, the Vice President had mentioned intelligence reports which suggested that the terrorists have recruited people such as "BABA BOOLA who are known to usually go about picking things from the dust bins. The plan is to use the "BABA BOOLA" people to plant bombs in houses of VIPs, offices and government installations in the Northeast. Please take note of the correction, and ignore such media reports claiming plans to bomb the VP’s house. Those reports are unfounded and utterly baseless" the statement read
Eminem takes jabs at Caitlyn Jenner
Eminem was a guest on Sway's show, 'Sway in the morning', earlier today
on Shade 45, a Satellite radio station on Sirius XM which is owned by
Eminem, to promote his new movie with 50 Cent, "Southpaw". He gave an 8
minute freestyle where he took jabs at a lot of celebrities including
Caitlyn Jenner. He said:
"This a true statement, I see the bitch in you Caitlyn," he raps about Caitlyn Jenner. "I keep the pistol tucked like Bruce Jenner’s dick/ No disrespect though, not at all/ No pun intended… that took a lot of balls.”
Kanye West to appear on Caitlyn Jenner's reality show
E! News has confirmed that Kanye West will make an appearance on the
season premier of Caitlyn Jenner's new reality show 'I Am Cait…' this
Sunday. Kanye will make an appearance while visiting Caitlyn with his
wife, Kim. After the visit, Caitlyn admits,
"Kanye and I have never really been very close but I love his open mindedness and I love how he has helped Kim come to grips with what's going on."
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