Raila will announce his AUC candidacy in Nairobi, 5 EAC nations are expected to attend

The commissioning will be spearheaded by President William Ruto, at State House, Nairobi.
For the announcement of former prime minister Raila Odinga as the candidate for chairperson of the African Union Commission on Tuesday, at least five heads of state are anticipated in Nairobi.
President William Ruto will lead the commissioning at State House in Nairobi.
Several heads of state would be in Nairobi for the ceremony, a government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura announced on Monday night. He did not provide any more information, though.
“The President of the Republic of Kenya is a champion for reforms at the AU, and tomorrow we are launching Raila Odinga’s bid to be the AUC chair at State House.” Following his succession from Paul Kagame, you could see a large influx of people. For instance, we’ll have a number of presidents tomorrow,” he stated.
According to reports, the event is anticipated to be attended by at least five presidents of state from the five East African Community (EAC) nations.
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Somalia are among the eight nations that make up the EAC.
Salva Kiir, the president of South Sudan, landed in Nairobi on Monday night.
Salva Kiir is the East African Community’s current chairperson.
Salim Mvurya, Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Industry, and Investments, met him.
“Receiving South Sudan President H.E Salva Kiir Mayardit, ahead of the Launch of Kenya’s Candidature for the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Tuesday, August 27, 2024,” the Chief of Staff stated on X
Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, is in Kenya as well and is anticipated to attend the announcement.
He is one of the supporters of Raila accepting the position.
Raila is running to succeed Chad’s Moussa Faki, whose second term is about to expire.
Early in 2025, there will be an election.
Mahmoud Youssouf, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Djibouti, Anil Gayan, the Minister of Mauritius, and Richard Randriamandrato, the Minister of Madagascar, are rivals to Raila.