Muhammed Ali

01/20/2007
GRANTS ARCHIVES AGAJA KUYO BARUPE WECHE DONGRUOK MBAKA NONRO JEXJALUO NGECHE LUO GI GWENG' THUM TEDO LUO KITGI GI TIMBEGI SIGENDNI LUO THUOND WECHE ;	Muhammed Ali Michael Mundia Kamau P.O. Box 58972 00200 City Square Nairobi Wednesday, 17th January 2007 Dear Sir/Madam This is a letter of appreciation following the feature on Muhammed Ali's commemorative 65th birthday of 17th January 2007, appearing in "The Standard" of Wednesday, 17th January 2007. Muhammed Ali does indeed belong to the revered and golden 1970s era, which carries the distinction of evolving some of the greatest sports and entertainment personalities of all time, including Ali himself, Pele, Franc Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, George Best, Gordon Banks, Bruce Lee, Jimmy Connors, Arthur Ashe, Kareem Abul Jaber, Abba and Bob Marley. Indeed at one time, the two most easily recognisable individuals in the world, were Bruce Lee and Muhammed Ali himself. At one time also, it is reputed that pop group Abba surpassed renowned motor vehicle Volvo, as the top foreign exchange earner of Sweden. Ali will probably be most remembered for his stunning and spectacular defeat of George Foreman in October 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasa, Zaire. It is a fight that many still speak of today with great admiration. Ali relived and reenacted the much-loved biblical tale of David and Goliath, to the extreme joy, pleasure, inspiration, satisfaction and gratitude of the entire world. It will remain Ali's preeminent, foremost and immortal "Magnum Opus". We must all draw from and build on the exploits of Ali's distinguished generation of achievers. Ali dared think differently, and he dared defy and challenge a system. The sacrifices that he and others of his time made, have helped create a world of greater equality, greater promise and greater self belief. The greatest tribute we can pay to Muhammed Ali as he now battles with the debilitating Parkinson's disease, is to pursue the ideals that Ali has always stood for with renewed zeal and vigour. These include fighting for and defending the oppressed. Michael Mundia Kamau ===================================================== Joluo.com Ka in gi mari moro ma di wandik ka to orni Akelo nyar Kager, jaluo@jaluo.com Daher winjo dwondi in bende, iwinjo?	IDWARO TICH? INJILI GOSPEL GALAMORO : Riwruok mar JOLUO e Piny Ngima, orwaku uduto mondo ubed e kanyakla mar burani. Ornwa nyingi gi nondi kaka obedo. Riwruok e teko joka Nyanam. WENDO MIWA PARO OD PAKRUOK

Muhammed Ali

Michael Mundia Kamau
P.O. Box 58972
00200 City Square
Nairobi

Wednesday, 17th January 2007

Dear Sir/Madam

This is a letter of appreciation following the feature on Muhammed Ali's commemorative 65th birthday of 17th January 2007, appearing in "The Standard" of Wednesday, 17th January 2007.

Muhammed Ali does indeed belong to the revered and golden 1970s era, which carries the distinction of evolving some of the greatest sports and entertainment personalities of all time, including Ali himself, Pele, Franc Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, George Best, Gordon Banks, Bruce Lee, Jimmy Connors, Arthur Ashe, Kareem Abul Jaber, Abba and Bob Marley. Indeed at one time, the two most easily recognisable individuals in the world, were Bruce Lee and Muhammed Ali himself. At one time also, it is reputed that pop group Abba surpassed renowned motor vehicle Volvo, as the top foreign exchange earner of Sweden.

Ali will probably be most remembered for his stunning and spectacular defeat of George Foreman in October 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasa, Zaire. It is a fight that many still speak of today with great admiration. Ali relived and reenacted the much-loved biblical tale of David and Goliath, to the extreme joy, pleasure, inspiration, satisfaction and gratitude of the entire world. It will remain Ali's preeminent, foremost and immortal "Magnum Opus".

We must all draw from and build on the exploits of Ali's distinguished generation of achievers. Ali dared think differently, and he dared defy and challenge a system. The sacrifices that he and others of his time made, have helped create a world of greater equality, greater promise and greater self belief.

The greatest tribute we can pay to Muhammed Ali as he now battles with the debilitating Parkinson's disease, is to pursue the ideals that Ali has always stood for with renewed zeal and vigour. These include fighting for and defending the oppressed.

Michael Mundia Kamau