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Raila goes global as Ruto sets up shop on his turf

Raila Odinga at State House, Nairobi, on Tuesday, August 28, 2024, where he was officially unveiled as Kenya's candidate for the chairperson of the African Union Commission. [PCS]

It is is now official: There is no turning back for Raila Odinga who must shift his focus entirely to his bid for the chairperson of the African Union Commission over the next five months and step away from local politics.

But before he departs, President William Ruto will today kick-start the push to inherit Raila's constituency, which the ODM founder has held in a stranglehold for 19 years.

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