{"id":3257,"date":"2024-06-06T13:25:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T13:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=3257"},"modified":"2024-06-06T13:25:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T13:25:41","slug":"state-establishes-railas-auc-bid-campaign-secretariat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2024\/06\/06\/state-establishes-railas-auc-bid-campaign-secretariat\/","title":{"rendered":"State establishes Raila&#8217;s AUC bid campaign secretariat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Leah Nelima<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&#8220;As part of its concerted efforts to back Azimio leader Raila Odinga&#8217;s candidacy for chair of the African Union Commission, the government has established a sophisticated secretariat.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-23.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-23.png 630w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-23-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><br>All of Raila&#8217;s campaign&#8217;s daily coordination will fall within the purview of the Secretariat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi declared the secretariat will include of both Raila&#8217;s men and senior government bureaucrats during a joint briefing with Raila on Wednesday.<br>Today I want to update the nation on Kenyan candidacy for the AUC, let me thank Raila for the fruitful meeting and discussions we have had this morning,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&#8220;It (the secretariat) will prepare all of the candidate&#8217;s briefs, develop digital campaign materials, and get everything ready for the public debate that will be aired live for African citizens,&#8221; stated Mudavadi.<br>The team&#8217;s first task will be to compile the application materials in order to submit them before the August 6 deadline, the identity of which has not yet been revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&#8220;The team is firming up preparatory and application documents together with requisite translations of the resume into six languages; Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, French, English and Kiswahili.&#8221;<br>The Star was informed by a source at the PCS office who attended the morning meeting that the secretariat will be revealed shortly after each side presents its members to the team.<br>Our source further mentioned that Raila and President William Ruto will be present at the secretariat&#8217;s debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-22.png 800w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-22-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-22-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Nevertheless, the source omitted the date.<br>It was the first time the government and Raila&#8217;s team had met and decided on the roadmap. Before the secretariat is revealed, the two teams were told to collaborate, the insider informed the Star.<br>Raila is a visionary leader with a chance to win the seat and advance the African Union, according to Mudavadi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&#8220;We have a visionary leader to fire up the African Union to greater levels,&#8221; Mudavadi stated.<br>He claimed that Raila upholds the values that the continent holds dear, such as the spirit of Pan Africanism.<br>&#8220;We have no doubt that the candidate will pursue the vision,&#8221; stated Mudavadi.<br>Speaking at the joint briefing held at Mudavadi&#8217;s office, Raila praised the backing he has received from the government for his candidacy.<br>The head of ODM expressed encouragement at the amount of high-ranking government officials who had offered to join the expedition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&#8220;This is based on the knowledge that Kenya, not any particular political party, is involved in this. &#8220;Thank you for offering your support,&#8221; he remarked.<br>&#8220;I would like to stress once more that I am running for a job in Africa, not in the Republic of Kenyan government.&#8221;<br>He mentioned that they had shared notes about the current status of the offer during their meeting with Mudavadi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We discussed and exchanged notes regarding the government&#8217;s and my side&#8217;s preparations, as well as the necessary next steps,&#8221; he stated.<br>He claimed that Mudavadi briefed him on the current state of affairs, as well as the extent of government commitment and readiness.<br>&#8220;I told the team that I&#8217;m doing everything I can to use my connections and experience on my own,&#8221; he stated.<br>Raila has the necessary qualifications, according to Mudavadi, to lead the AU, adding that it is not about local politics.<br>&#8220;We agreed since Raila is a Kenyan and competent. This is about national interests, not local politics,&#8221; he declared.<br>Two additional candidates from the Eastern block are running against Raila.<br>Mahmoud Youssouf, the minister of foreign affairs for Djibouti, and Fawzia Yusuf, the former deputy prime minister of Somalia and current member of the Federal Parliament, are the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>When current AU Chairperson Chad&#8217;s Moussa Faki steps down in February 2025 after serving two terms, elections will be held to select the organization&#8217;s new leader.<br>According to the surveys, Northern Africa will be in front of the vice chairman, with the chairmanship reserved for Eastern Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leah Nelima &#8220;As part of its concerted efforts to back Azimio leader Raila Odinga&#8217;s candidacy for chair of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.11 - 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