President Ruto asks EALA MPs to support Raila's AUC bid

While addressing the special sitting of EALA in parliament, President Ruto affirmed that East Africa's heads of state summit, have endorsed that the region produces one candidate for the January 2025 AUelections.

“It is time for East Africa to head the Africa Union...it is good for our region and we have agreed as heads of state that we front only one candidate to the seat,” Ruto said.

The Azimio la Umoja coalition leader who joined in the race for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson position last month, has since expressed confidence in clinching the seat, saying that so far,  7 African presidents have backed his candidacy.

Following the announcement of his AUC bid, the Opposition leader has garnered support from across the political divide with leaders from the Kenya Kwanza regime, which has long been at loggerheads with the ODM leader pledging their support.