Raila promises to advance peace, prosperity of continent if elected AUC boss

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance Party leader Raila Odinga has outlined his vision for the continent if given a chance to serve as the next Africa Union Commission chairperson.

When he delivered a keynote address at the Oxford African Conference in the United Kingdom on Friday, the former Prime Minister promised to leverage his experience to push for African people’s well-being.

“I aim to advance peace and prosperity in the continent if elected AUC Chair. I have advocated for democracy and human rights in my own native Kenya. l have helped bring calm to several African states that were dancing on the Precipice,” he said

He described Africa as a land of possibilities. He spoke of the need for all in the continent to embrace Afro-optimism, believing in the potential and the promise of the continent, proclaiming that “the future belongs to us.”