• According to Mutua, such politicians are only afraid that they will not be elected without Raila's name and influence.
• He said most of them have their political careers coming to an end, which is why they want Raila to remain in Kenya and lead the opposition.
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Azimio spokesperson Makau Mutua now says that senior politicians opposed to Raila Odinga's African Union Commission chairperson bid are selfish.
According to Mutua, such politicians are only afraid that they will not be elected without Raila's name and influence.
He said most of them have their political careers coming to an end, which is why they want Raila to remain in Kenya and lead the opposition.
"Senior politicians who are opposing Raila Odinga in his bid for the Chairperson of the African Union Commission are self-serving hypocrites and leeches. They rant and contort not because they care about him or Kenyans but because they are deathly afraid of being politically orphaned," Mutua said.
"Most of them can’t stand upright or call a Kamukunji without him, nor can they be elected without using his name and coattails. In fact, their political careers are either in rigor mortis, or in the critical stages of death," Mutua said on X.
He insisted that these leaders must let Raila lead Africa at the AU Commission because he is the best man to do it.
Mutua added that if no other person can come out to lead the opposition in Raila's absence, then Kenya will be politically dead.
"Let Baba go and lead Africa at the peak of the African Union. He’s the best man for the job. Remember, no Kenyan has ever held such a hallowed international position. Kenya and Africa will be the better for it," he said.
"If no other Kenyan can step up to lead the opposition, then we are politically comatose. Let’s gift Kenya’s favourite son to the continent," Mutua noted.
While Raila has received massive support from across the political divide on become the next AU Commission boss, a section of leaders feel his exit from local politics will kill the opposition.
Others have publicly stated that he must remain in the country to lead the opposition.
A few days ago, Azimio lawyer Paul Mwangi also stated that not many people are pleased with the fact that Raila wants to be the next AUC chairperson.
"I wish you knew how many Kenyans out there are so unhappy about the AU job that they would believe God answered their prayers if Baba didn't get it," he said.
Mwangi was responding to remarks by Senate Majority leader Aaron Cheruiyot on Saturday.
Raila on his part insists that he will not be far, should he become AUC chair and will come back, should Kenyans call upon him.