My candidature for AU is not a personal ambition – Raila affirms

Azimio leader Raila Odinga has said insisted that his candidature of the African Union Commission job is not a personal ambition.

Speaking on Tuesday, Raila said that it is a collective African journey to serve the continent.

He said this will be seen even in how he will constitute his cabinet of chairpersons, should he clinch the seat.

“My selection to be Kenya’s candidate is not about one man’s ambition, but an African’s journey to serve the motherland. Indeed, I plan to constitute my “Cabinet of the Chairperson” with a continental outlook,” Raila said.

He insisted that he is ready to serve the continent.

“My heart is ready, my hands are steady and with your support, I shall get the opportunity to be of service to Africa, the cradle of mankind. I am made in Eastern Africa for Africa.”

Raila said that he plans to work with you all African leaders to make the AU more people-centered and serve the interests of the vast voiceless majority of Africans.

He insisted that the African people should feel the AU in their lives.

“If elected chairman, I propose to utilize the transition period to critically analyze the existing proposals for reforms and building capacity of the AU Commission. The ultimate aim is to follow up on the implementation of the reports so far formulated.”

“We are one people who, unfortunately, are trying too hard to separate from each other. I have travelled the length and breadth of this beautiful continent, and I have seen the faces of Africa’s future. They are the faces of our children, full of hope and energy, and unbound by the borders of yesterday. I dream of an Africa where those borders and colonial languages no longer divide us.”