Kenya to submit Raila's AUC candidature by June 30
Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga during a press briefing on the status of Kenya's candidacy for the African Union chairmanship in Nairobi on June 5, 2024.
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Azimio la Umoja leader said was seeking the position on his own volition.
Mr Odinga previously served as AU’s High Representative for Infrastructure Development.
Kenya will submit former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s African Union Commission (AUC) candidacy by June 30, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi announced on Wednesday.
Addressing a joint press briefing at his Railways headquarters offices, Mr Mudavadi said they were firming up preparatory and application documents together with requisite translations of the resume into six AU languages (French, English, Kiswahili, Arabic, Portuguese and Spanish) for submission to the AU Secretariat by the end of the month.
