Raila Odinga, Kenya's veteran politician, now has an uphill task to convince most African Union members to vote for him for the African Union Commission Chairmanship. By design, the next AU Chairperson must come from the East African region, which has not held the position since the bloc's restructuring in 2002.
By design, the next AU Chairperson must come from the East Africa n region, which has not held the position since the bloc's restructuring in 2002. This has led to all the candidates vying for the role from this sub-region.
The East African Community is set to endorse Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga as its preferred candidate for the African Union Commission chairmanship today. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation James Kabarebe says Raila Odinga is"the ideal candidate" for the position of the African Union Commission…
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