{"id":67075,"date":"2024-03-08T11:06:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T11:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/ruto-eac-to-back-one-candidate-for-auc-top-job"},"modified":"2024-03-08T11:27:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T11:27:36","slug":"ruto-eac-to-back-one-candidate-for-auc-top-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/ruto-eac-to-back-one-candidate-for-auc-top-job","title":{"rendered":"Ruto: EAC to back one candidate for AUC top job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The East African Community (EAC) heads of state will back one candidate for chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC), The East African reports.<\/p>\n

This was announced in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday by President William Ruto when addressing the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala).<\/p>\n

Two candidates from the region, Kenya’s veteran opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga and former Somalia Foreign Affairs minister Fawzia Yusuf Adam, will contest for the position.<\/p>\n

However, President Ruto told the Eala lawmakers that EAC presidents have agreed to support one candidate for the chairmanship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have sat down in the spirit of EAC, consulted as heads of state and agreed to front one candidate,\u201d Ruto said.<\/p>\n

According to Ruto, the decision was arrived at after intensive consultation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will sponsor one candidate as East Africans because that is the strength of our community,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Raila\u2019s candidature for the AUC chairmanship has generated some debate in the Kenyan political matrix given that he was a bitter rival of President Ruto.<\/p>\n

Ever since news of his candidature became public, the opposition leader has toned down his verbal attacks on Ruto\u2019s Kenya Kwanza government.<\/p>\n

The opposition camp has not been spared either as it has found itself divided, with some predicting the end of forceful direct challenge to the government in power.<\/p>\n

The has been reports that the Raila-led Azimio la Umoja coalition could break into two alliances; one aligned to ODM with stronghold in Western Kenya and Jubilee associated with former president Uhuru Kenyatta.<\/p>\n

Other analysts believe the election of Raila as AUC chairman will see his departure from opposition in the Kenyan local politics.<\/p>\n

However, Raila has repeatedly denied this and insists that he would still play his part in the opposition despite having enjoyed backing by Ruto for the AUC post.<\/p>\n

Ruto also stated that the security enjoyed in the region has contributed to the tremendous growth of EAC, making it a competitive commercial hub across the globe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no doubt that as a result of the progress made in entrenching our regional integration as a social, cultural, political, and economic reality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also announced that Kenya will be hosting this year\u2019s World Bank Group\u2019s International Development Association (IDA) Summit on April 29, 2024.<\/p>\n

IDA is the largest source of development assistance, and donor funding for basic social services for the world\u2019s 75 low-income countries.<\/p>\n

The meeting will seek to support economic transformation in Africa and throughout the Global South, he pointed out.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. The East African Community (EAC) heads of state will back one candidate for chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC), The East African reports. This was announced in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday by President William Ruto when addressing the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala). 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