Kenya has organised campaign events for former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s candidacy for chair of the African Union Commission (AUC), set to officially launch in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 8.

Elkanah Odembo, co-chair of Odinga’s campaign secretariat, states that the launch aims to establish Odinga as the suitable candidate to lead the AUC in achieving Agenda 2063.

As part of his campaign, Odinga will attend the COMESA summit in Bujumbura, Burundi, on October 31, and the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town on November 5, just before his official launch.

Additionally, his secretariat has planned extensive outreach, with visits to at least six capitals, including Abidjan, Porto-Novo, Dakar, Abuja, Algiers, and Gaborone, over the next four weeks.