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Raila: Good luck in your quest for AU leadership

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Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at the African Green Climate Finance National Designated Authorities Conference at Nairobi Hotel on Thursday, August, 22, 2024. [Samson Wire, Standard]

Hitherto opposition leader Raila Odinga has announced his withdrawal from active local politics. This is both good and bad news.

His looming figure has often overshadowed ambitious politicians who could not get out of his shadow or overcome his seemingly unassailable political influence, but now have the chance to prove their mettles.

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