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Raila has gained support from local and International leaders after he declared his bid for the AU job.
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President William Ruto has been at the forefront of campaigning for the Azimio boss.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Azimio leader Raila Odinga will deliver a joint address on the status of the African Union Commission chairmanship.
The joint address has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 9am.
The two leaders will address Kenyans at the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and CS for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Kenya Railways Headquarters, off Haile Selassie Avenue.
Raila has gained support from local and International leaders after he declared his bid for the AU job.
President William Ruto has been at the forefront of campaigning for the Azimio boss.
Raila said he was ready to go for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission.
He expressed confidence that he was the best suitable candidate for the job.
"I'm inclined to accept the challenge and I'm ready and I offer myself to be of service. I have asked my friend (former Nigeria president Olusegun Obasanjo) to continue to be a good ambassador and talk to other people," Raila said duing a joint presser with Obasanjo on February 15.
Raila said Africa is the cradle of humanity and added that the first human that walked the earth was African.
“I have served in the AU in the capacity of high representative, it gave me a good advantage to be able to learn about every African country for what they have and the comparative advantages and I believe that by walking together with the countries we can make Africa great,” he said.
Raila is seeking to replace Moussa Faki of Chad as the new AU Commission chairperson.
The Azimio leader has since been meeting with leaders from Africa and internationally to discuss his AU bid.
Recently, US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman expressed her support for Raila
Whitman said she greatly respects Raila and holds him in high regard.
"I'm excited about the potential of him running the African Union and that is good for East Africa and probably good for Kenya. We recently met and had a nice conversation and I have a lot of respect for him," the Ambassador said.
Whitman met with the Azimio chief on May 3.