{"id":101638,"date":"2024-11-08T09:03:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T09:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/11\/08\/kenya-to-unveil-railas-vision-for-au-chair-bid-at-addis-ababa-reception\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T09:03:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T09:03:06","slug":"kenya-to-unveil-railas-vision-for-au-chair-bid-at-addis-ababa-reception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kenya-to-unveil-railas-vision-for-au-chair-bid-at-addis-ababa-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya to Unveil Raila\u2019s Vision for AU Chair Bid at Addis Ababa Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI Kenya, Nov 8- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi is set to preside over the unveiling of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga\u2019s vision and strategic priorities for his African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson bid in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mudavadi, who arrived in Addis Ababa on Thursday evening, will lead the Kenyan delegation in championing Odinga\u2019s vision for a unified and transformative Africa. The event will bring together key diplomatic figures from across the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMudavadi will preside over a reception hosted by Kenya to rally support for Odinga\u2019s candidature for AUC chairperson among heads of diplomatic missions accredited to the African Union,\u201d the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary announced on X.<\/p>\n<p>Odinga, Kenya\u2019s candidate for the AUC position, will present his vision and priorities, aimed at advancing Africa\u2019s socio-economic transformation. The forum provides a platform for him to outline his Pan-African agenda in line with the AU\u2019s Agenda 2063.<\/p>\n<p>Arriving in Addis Ababa on Thursday, Odinga also attended an informal consultation on AU institutional reforms hosted by President William Ruto.<\/p>\n<p>President Ruto formally endorsed Odinga for the AUC role on August 27, in a ceremony attended by several East African leaders. Recently, Odinga introduced a team of political strategists and diplomats supporting his campaign, including Makumi Mwagiru, Boaz Mbaya, Mohamud Jama, Dismas Mokua, Catherine Mwangi, Ochieng\u2019 Kamudhayi, Herman Manyora, Tom Amolo, and Karuti Kanyinga.<\/p>\n<p>Odinga\u2019s main rival in the February 2025 election is Djibouti\u2019s Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Youssouf. He also faces competition from Eastern African candidates Richard Randriamandrato of Madagascar and Anil Gayan of Mauritius.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI Kenya, Nov 8- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi is set to preside over the unveiling of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga\u2019s vision and strategic priorities for his African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson bid in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mudavadi, who arrived in Addis Ababa on Thursday evening, will lead the Kenyan delegation in championing Odinga\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101638\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}