President William Ruto today, Tuesday, December 24, hosted the outgoing African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat in Kilgoris, Narok county.
The two, discussed among other things, the African Union reforms and the upcoming February 2025 election of the AUC chairperson, a position Kenya’s Raila Odinga is eyeing.
Speaking after the meeting, Ruto said they are implementing reforms in the African Union’s structure to make it more effective and efficient in pursuing the continent’s interests.
In the elections, Raila will face off against his top rival, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf from Djibouti and Madagascar’s Richard Randriamandrato.
President Ruto has been instrumental in Raila’s campaigns, repetitively imploring African presidents to rally behind Raila during his foreign trips.
