DP Gachagua explains why Raila lost his AU job
Gachagua explains why Raila lost his AU job as he makes a mockery of the Azimio leader's shift from the African Union
Gachagua explains why Raila lost his AU job as he makes a mockery of the Azimio leader’s shift from the African Union.
Speaking in Mombasa on Friday, the DP told Raila that his recent actions of holding demonstrations against the government led him to lose his job.
“These demonstrations are making this man(Raila) go at a loss. He had a big job in African Union infrastructure. He left the job and decided to go for demonstrations and now he has been chased away from AU,” Gachagua said.
The Deputy President stated that protests have caused Raila losses over the years but still persist on them.
“These protests have truly caused him (Raila) a lot. He has done this for 20 years and every day he is going at loss. When he was being looked for by AU to do his job, he was not found. Now see he is jobless,” he added.
Gachagua’s comment comes after African Union Commission president Moussa Faki in a letter dated February 19 announced the end of Raila’s tenure as special envoy.
Faki commended the ODM leader for accepting the role, adding that Raila’s leadership has been key to leveraging infrastructure as a key priority in the continent.
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However, insiders at the continental body claim that President William Ruto had a hand in former prime minister Raila Odinga’s departure as the AU’s High Representative for Infrastructure.
On Thursday, February 24, a diplomatic source at the African Union Commission (AUC) initiated a closed-door meeting between Ruto and officials of the Commission convened during the sidelines of the AU Heads of State and Government Summit.
According to the source, the recent anti-government protests prompted the Kenyan delegation to seek that Raila’s term be terminated.
And a Kenyan official remarked: “ Yes! H.E [President William Ruto] on this end requested that it be terminated given Raila Odinga’s continued politicking.”
Another highly placed source in government pointedly said Mr. Odinga had simply lost his continental job because of his hard-line position that he does not recognize President William Ruto and his continued branding of the Kenya Kwanza government as illegitimate.
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