The clamour for Raila Odinga to walk into the centre of President William Ruto administration as prime minister is gaining traction following his Saturday Africa Union Commission (AUC) chair position loss to Djiboutian Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.

The latest move, pushed by some Kenya Kwanza diehards, is aimed at accommodating Raila after the AUC disappointment, which President Ruto described as “Africa missing a lot by failing to elect the former premier who was the best candidate for the position.”

If the calls are actualized, Raila, who served as prime minister in the 2008- 2013 coalition government with former President Mwai Kibaki - will go down in history as the country’s politician to hold that position twice under two different administrations.