Kisumu Man Says He Wishes Raila Odinga To Lose AUC Bid: "Anaenda Kufanya Nini?"

• ODM leader Raila Odinga will face off with Djibouti's Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Youssouf and Somalia's former minister Fawzia Yusuf Adam for the AUC seat
• Many Kenyans have faith that the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party leader will win the continental seat
• However, Fred Ogina from Kisumu earnestly prays that the ODM leader is defeated in the upcoming AUC elections

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Kisumu - A Kisumu resident is not enthusiastic about ODM leader Raila Odinga vying for African Union Commission chairmanship position.

Why Kisumu man wants Raila Odinga to fail

Speaking to Citizen TV on Wednesday, April 10, the resident, identified as Fred Ogina, prayed that Raila fails to clinch the continental seat.

Ogina questioned why the ODM leader was interested in the seat, yet Kenyans voted for him to fight for their rights.

He insisted that the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party leader should be defeated by a considerable margin, arguing that he will perform nothing significant at AUC to benefit Kenyans.

"I want him to be defeated because we voted for him to defend Kenyans' issues. I don't know what he is going to do at the African Union," Ogina said.

However, other residents expressed confidence that the former prime minister would win the continental seat.

Who did Djibouti front for the AUC seat?

Djibouti fronted a candidate in the oncoming African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship vote.

The vote -attracting three East African candidates so far- is set to be held in February 2025.

Djibouti fielded its Foreign Affairs Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, to face off with Kenya's Raila Odinga and Fawzia Adam of Somalia.

The country's presidential office announced Youssouf's candidature in an official communique published on Tuesday, April 9.

What you need to know about Raila Odinga's AU bid

• Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo endorsed ODM leader Raila Odinga as chairperson of the African Union Commission.
• Lawyer Miguna Miguna raised concerns about Raila's eligibility for the African Union Commission position.
• Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party principals threw their weight behind their leader Raila's bid for the top AU position.
• President William Ruto hopes his political foe-turned-ally will succeed in his African Union Commission chairmanship bid.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke

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Kisumu Man Says He Wishes Raila Odinga to Lose AUC Bid: "Anaenda

Kisumu Man Says He Wishes Raila Odinga to Lose AUC Bid: "Anaenda