Ruto hosts Ghana’s President Elect Mahama, In Raila Odinga.
President William Ruto on Sunday hosted his Ghana’s President-elect John Mahama and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at his home in Kilgoris, Narok County.
The meeting coincided with the final stages of campaigning for the African Union Commission, with Raila contesting to become the next AUC Chairperson in elections scheduled for February 2025.
Ruto thanked Mahama “for declaring his support for Hon Raila Odinga‘s African Union Commission chairperson candidature,”.
In line with Odinga’s mission at the AU, Ruto confirmed that he also discussed the expansion of intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area with Mahama.
The President expressed confidence that Raila, as the Kenyan candidate, will emerge victorious and be crowned the next AUC Chairperson.
“2025 ni mwaka Baba (Raila Odinga) atakuwa Chairman wa Africa Union Commission na atusaidie kuunganisha bara la Afrika vile ametusaidia kuunganisha Kenya,” he said while in Homabay County.
