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AU bid was my plan not Ruto's as many think, Raila to Azimio leaders

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Azimio leaders, from left, George Wajackoyah, Opiyo Wandayi, Peter Munya, Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, and Mwangi Wa Iria at SKM Command Centre in Karen. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Azimio leader Raila Odinga was on Tuesday carpeted by the coalition's summit to explain the circumstances under which he declared his intention to contest for the position of the African Union Commission chairperson without informing his peers in the opposition.

During a tense meeting, the first one after Raila declared his candidature, the Azimio party leader was hard-pressed to explain how he and President William Ruto reached a "sort of a handshake" to a point earning the government's support for the bid.

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