During a thanksgiving service at Dominion Chapel Kimuka in Kajiado County on Sunday, March 24, Mudavadi said politicians from the opposition and the Kenya Kwanza Alliance might jeopardise Raila’s chances of winning the seat.
Why Mudavadi wants politicians to be careful
Mudavadi insisted that Raila’s bid is of national interest and should be supported by all Kenyans, irrespective of their political affiliations.
He called on politicians to take Raila’s candidature for the AU seat seriously and stop making irrelevant statements that might undermine the country’s interests.
“Please let us take this issue of the African Union Commission chairmanship more seriously than we are taking it. It is in our national interest. That is my plea to you, and I hope what I have said will resonate with all reasonable men and women in this country so that we can focus and get our act together.
Be careful (about Raila’s AUC chairmanship bid) because what you say may undermine our national interest,” Mudavadi said.
Mudavadi, who has been leading the diplomacy shuttles to woo support for Raila, reiterated that the government believed in Raila’s leadership, which is why his name was fronted for the AUC seat.
“Raila fits the bill to take up the seat. He has strong Pan-African credentials as he has seen it all in politics and shown the capacity to reconcile that can be of value to the African Union,” he added.
