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President Yoweri Museveni has hosted Kenyan presidential candidate , Raila Odinga who paid him a courtesy call at State House on Thursday.<\/strong> Odinga is contesting for the presidency in Kenya . The elections will be held in late August this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two leaders discussed a wide range of issues.\u201cI was happy to receive presidential candidate, Ralia Odinga, who paid me a courtesy call at State House Entebbe this evening. We discussed a wide range of issues concerning our two countries.\u00a0 I welcome him,\u201dMuseveni said in a tweet .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe walked down memory lane to discuss the shared history of our countries aimed at forging stronger ties moving into the future. That formed the core of a pleasant discussion with President Museveni,\u201dOdinga tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The two leaders discussed a wide range of issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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