Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has congratulated President William Ruto on his appointment as the African Union Champion for Institutional Reforms.
Gachagua said the appointment is an affirmation that Ruto is one of the most forward-looking, focused, visionary and highly transformative leaders on the continent.
“Amidst socio-politico-economic challenges of our continent, in you, Kenya has an opportunity to lead radical reforms to buttress Africa's desire for prosperity,” Gachagua said on X.
The African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government on Saturday appointed President William Ruto as the Champion for Institutional Reform.
Ruto will be replacing Rwandan President Paul Kagame who is set to step down from the role after serving for seven years.
The head of state will be mandated with the responsibility of providing political leadership and vision and completing the Comprehensive Institutional Reform Initiative that kicked off in 2016.
The reforms involve revitalizing the structure, functioning, and focus of the African Union Commission, AU organs, and specialised agencies.
The president who attended the Presidential Dialogue on Global Financial Institutions Reform in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has called for reform of the global financial system saying it is an urgent agenda for Africa and the entire Global South.
He stated that Africa is not seeking special treatment but simply calling for fairness, especially in the wake of climate change and other global challenges.
“We hope that an expanded and innovative toolkit to deal with Africa’s sovereign debt burden will not only include instruments such as debt pause clauses and debt for nature swaps but also appropriately differentiated treatment of debt incurred to finance green economic growth” he noted.
