{"id":110500,"date":"2025-02-16T12:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T12:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/gachagua-hails-railaa-auc-loss-as-kenyas-gain-citing-unfinished-business\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T12:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T12:03:17","slug":"gachagua-hails-railaa-auc-loss-as-kenyas-gain-citing-unfinished-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gachagua-hails-railaa-auc-loss-as-kenyas-gain-citing-unfinished-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Gachagua hails Raila\u2019a AUC loss as Kenya\u2019s gain citing \u2018unfinished business\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 16\u2014Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has welcomed the return of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to the local scene following his loss in the fiercely contested African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson race, saying the country needs him now more than ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Gachagua, the country still has \u201cunfinished business\u201d with Odinga, suggesting that his leadership is crucial for addressing Kenya\u2019s governance challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfrica needed you most, but God, in His own wisdom, found that Kenya, your motherland, and indeed, we Kenyans, your beloved brothers and sisters, have unfinished business with you as their coveted son as we unshackle our country from recklessness,\u201d Gachagua said.<\/p>\n<p>In an veiled jab at his newfound alliance with President William Ruto, Gchagua said Odinga\u2019s loss should not be seen as a defeat but as an opportunity for him to continue shaping the nation\u2019s governance structure.<\/p>\n<p>The former Deputy President, a firece critic of Odinga, noted that while the majority had their way, Odinga\u2019s strong showing reflected the deep optimism and pride Kenyans feel in their leader.<\/p>\n<p>He said Odinga\u2019s candidacy symbolized the hope and progress Kenya represents on the African continent and the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>In the AUC contest, Djibouti\u2019s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf emerged victorious, securing the required two-thirds majority with 33 votes in the seventh round of voting.<\/p>\n<p>Odinga, who led during the early rounds, was eliminated in the sixth round after garnering 22 votes against Youssouf\u2019s 26, with one abstention.<\/p>\n<p>Following Saturday\u2019s vote, Odinga conceded defeat and congratulated Youssouf while urging the need to strengthen democratic values across the African continent.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 16\u2014Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has welcomed the return of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to the local scene following his loss in the fiercely contested African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson race, saying the country needs him now more than ever. According to Gachagua, the country still has \u201cunfinished business\u201d with Odinga, [&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-110500","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\/110500","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=110500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110500\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}