Raila Odinga has claimed that President William Ruto Influenced his sacking as the African Union’s High Representative for Infrastructure Development.
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Speaking on KTN News, 28th February, 2023, the ODM leader said President William Ruto requested the Chairperson of African Union Commission Moussa Faki to sack him when he attended the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 17.
“I did not lose the AU job. I had already indicated to Mr Faki that I was going to request to be relieved of the position because I had done my best, but there was demand for my time back home,” Odinga said on KTN News.
On February 23, Faki announced that Odinga’s tenure as AU’s special envoy had ended after nearly five years.
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In a rejoinder statement, Raila later said that he had asked to be excused from his role as AU’s High Representative for Infrastructure, citing pressing national needs.
“During our meeting on the sidelines of the second Dakar African Infrastructure Financing Summit in Dakar, Senegal about three weeks ago, I indicated the challenges to my continued availability for the role of AU High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa. In that regard, I welcome AU’s quick action that will free me to pursue other pressing and urgent matters,” he said in a press statement on February 23.
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