{"id":1785,"date":"2024-07-08T08:22:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T08:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kituitimes.com\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2024-07-08T08:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T08:22:52","slug":"raila-and-mudavadi-seek-eac-ministers-support-for-auc-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/08\/raila-and-mudavadi-seek-eac-ministers-support-for-auc-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Raila and Mudavadi Seek EAC Ministers&#8217; Support for AUC Position."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Veronicah Stellah <\/p>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 aligncenter\">\n            <style type=\"text\/css\"> .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-date-time-widget{\n            margin-top:30px;\n            margin-right:0px;\n            margin-bottom:30px;\n            margin-left:0px;\n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-date-wrapper i.bs-date-icon{\n            color:#000;\n            font-size: 16px;\n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-date-wrapper span.bs-date-text{\n            color:#000;\n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-date-wrapper .bs-date .bs-before-date-text{\n            color:#000;\n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-date-wrapper .bs-date .bs-after-date-text{\n            color:#000;\n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-time-wrapper i.bs-time-icon{\n            color:#000;\n            font-size: 16px;\n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-time-wrapper span.bs-time-text{\n            color:#000;\n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-date-time-widget:not(.date-time-style-1) .bs-time-wrapper{\n            background-color:#ffb400;\n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-date-time-widget:not(.date-time-style-1) .bs-date-wrapper{\n            background-color:#ffb400;\n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-date-text{\n            font-size: 16px;\n            ;\n            ;\n            \n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-before-date-text{\n            font-size: 16px;\n            ;\n            ;\n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-after-date-text{\n            font-size: 16px;\n            ;\n            ;\n            \n        } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-time-text{\n            font-size: 16px;\n            ;\n            ;\n        }@media (max-width: 1025px) {  .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-date-text{\n                font-size: 16px;\n            } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-before-date-text{\n                font-size: 1616;\n            } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-after-date-text{\n                font-size: 16px;\n            } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-time-text{\n                font-size: 16px;\n            }}@media (max-width: 767px) {  .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-date-text{\n                font-size: 14px;\n            } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-before-date-text{\n                font-size: 14px;\n            } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-after-date-text{\n                font-size: 14px;\n            } .blockspare-4ccd8b3c-21fc-4 .bs-time-text{\n                font-size: 14px;\n            }}<\/style>                <div class=\"bs-date-time-widget date-time-style-1 date-time-horizontal date-time-order-1 bs-date-time-left date-time-mixed  \">\n                                            <div class=\"bs-date-time bs-date-wrapper blockspare-hover-item blockspare-hover-text \">\n                                                            <div class='bs-icon-wrapper'> \n                                    <i class=\"bs-date-icon far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"bs-date\">\n                                 \n                                <span class=\"bs-date-text\" >July 31, 2026<\/span>\n                                    \n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raila, Mudavadi Seek EAC Ministers&#8217; Support for AUC Position<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga made his case for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship on Sunday at the East African Community (EAC) Ministerial Retreat on Peace and Security in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania. Odinga outlined his vision to the EAC Ministers, emphasizing his extensive experience and commitment to transforming the AU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am Africa, and based on my experience over the years, I have the ability to go to this institution and transform it,\u201d said Raila. He stressed the importance of regional integration as a foundation for continental unity and expressed his readiness to elevate the AU&#8217;s impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/kituitimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC.webp 640w, https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-600x334.webp 600w, https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-300x167.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Odinga highlighted his top priority: promoting peace and security initiatives across the continent. \u201cThere can be no development without peace. The AU has a Peace Fund, but it has not been properly developed. We need to expand that fund so that Africans can address conflicts themselves,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also pledged to revive the AU\u2019s goal of silencing the guns by 2020, a resolution that has yet to be fully realized. \u201cWe still have a lot of guns around. We should see how we can use the peace fund to help bring peace across the continent. That is one of the things I intend to promote,\u201d Odinga affirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing the continent&#8217;s vast resources, Odinga lamented the paradox of Africa&#8217;s wealth juxtaposed with its poor living conditions. \u201cAfrica is the richest continent on planet Earth in terms of resources. The paradox is that the richest in resources is also the poorest in living conditions. We can make a paradigm shift and transform Africa into one of the most developed continents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi introduced Odinga to the summit, advocating for his AUC candidacy. \u201cI urge fellow EAC ministers to support this visionary and transformative leader, to champion Africa\u2019s integration, growth, and prosperity,\u201d said Mudavadi. He reiterated President William Ruto\u2019s support for Odinga, highlighting the unity and collaboration necessary to advance Africa\u2019s global agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/kituitimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-2.webp 640w, https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-2-600x456.webp 600w, https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-2-300x228.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mudavadi thanked the retreat organizers for allowing Odinga to address the summit and appealed for favorable consideration of his candidacy. \u201cPlease, give his (Raila Odinga\u2019s) candidature a favorable consideration based on the issues he has highlighted,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EAC Ministerial Retreat brings together Ministers of Foreign and EAC Affairs from Partner States to discuss critical issues affecting the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Veronicah Stellah Raila, Mudavadi Seek EAC Ministers&#8217; Support for AUC Position Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga made<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","category-politics"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-3.webp",640,427,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-3-150x150.webp",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-3-300x200.webp",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-3.webp",640,427,false],"large":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-3.webp",640,427,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-3.webp",640,427,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-3.webp",640,427,false],"morenews-featured":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-3.webp",640,427,false],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-3.webp",640,427,false],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Raila-Mudavadi-EAC-3-590x410.webp",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Kambaland Times","author_link":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/author\/kituitimes\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/category\/newsbeat\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Newsbeat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/category\/politics\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Politics<\/a>","tag_info":"Politics","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1785"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1789,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1785\/revisions\/1789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}