Raila Explains Decisive Role Ruto Will Play to Make Him Win AU Seat.
Raila Explains Decisive Role Ruto Will Play to Make Him Win AU Seat: Azimio Leader Raila Odinga and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on Wednesday issued an update on the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader’s bid for the Africa Union Commission Chairperson role.
According to Odinga, Ruto’s participation in the bid is hinged not on political interests but on the larger interests of the country and the continent as a whole.
The opposition leader Odinga noted that proper coordination between his team and the state would be adequate to pull him to the AU Chairmanship.
He stated,”We are in this as Kenya and not as individual political parties. We have agreed on the need for efficiency and the need to cut bureaucracy,”
“With commitment and proper coordination between my team and the government, we should be able to clinch the AUC position,” he added.
He further took the opportunity, to thank several government officials who pledged to lobby his candidature, noting that their decision came as a surprise to him.
On his part, Mudavadi revealed that President William Ruto fully endorsed Odinga’s candidature and will continue to drum up for him until he wins.
Mudavadi stated,”The candidate’s endeavour and leadership align with the AU Commission’s values of efficiency, professionalism and respect for diversity,”
“We have no doubt the candidate will pursue excellence in line with the continent’s collective aspiration of the Africa we want in 2063 as framed in the AU’s development agenda,” he added.
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