Vol 66 No 1 |
- AFRICA IN 2025
Even Ruto's support for veteran oppositionist Raila Odinga to win the chair of the AU Commission owes something to his local priorities...
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That's partly why Ruto wants to formalise his unofficial unity government with ex-opponent Raila Odinga winning his endorsement and that of the ODM party ahead of 2027 (AC Vol 65 No 16 Raila names his price)...
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Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga whose party has held five government ministries since the July reshuffle that was driven by the protests described the abductions as ‘strange and primitive' in his Christmas message (AC Vol 65 No 16 Raila names his price)...
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Vol 66 No 1 |
- KENYA
- UGANDA
Karua whose NARC-Kenya party formally withdrew its membership of Raila Odinga's Azimio la Umoja coalition in November is one of few senior Kenyan politicians to have been vocal about the recent spike in abductions of both locals and foreign nationals in Kenya (AC Vol 65 No 23 Facing calls for reform the state hits back &Vol 65 No 25 New alliances on shaky ground)...
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Even by the standards of Kenyan politics where the bitterest political enemies in one election can become close allies at the next the five members of Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) who became ministers in July in the wake of the Generation Z protests have embraced government with alacrity (AC Vol 65 No 16 Raila names his price)...
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Although the Finance Bill was officially axed by Ruto in July Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi one of the five new ministers appointed in July from Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement is expected to reintroduce many of its proposals to parliament in the coming weeks (AC Vol 65 No 22 Ruto's impeachment of his Deputy starts to backfire)...
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Both Ruto backed by the Kenya Kwanza coalition and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga whipped their MPs to vote for impeachment...
Equally problematic is the position of Raila Odinga and his ODM...
If Raila Odinga has name recognition across the continent Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has the contact book...
Vol 65 No 21 |
- AFRICAN UNION
Despite Kenyan ministers publicly claiming to have at least 26 votes locked up for Raila Odinga many pundits believe that the battle to lead the African Union Commission is a 50/50 fight between the veteran Kenyan opposition leader and Djibouti's foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf...
It is a remarkable turnaround just two years after an election in which Gachagua helped Ruto to a surprise win over the political establishment and its candidate Raila Odinga...