- Raila Odinga is quietly silent, raising questions from all sides about
- The former prime minister was seen publicly on Saturday, February 15, when he spoke at a dinner ceremony in Addis Ababa
- Since then, nothing has been heard from him, except for foot soldiers who have been struggling to reflect on his position after failing in the AUC election
Nairobi – The silence of the former prime minister of Kenya Raila Odinga For about a week now it worries some people.
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Nothing has been heard about Raila since February 15 when he publicly appeared.
His obedience however have been struggling to predict his current political position.
Raila spoke the last time in Addis Ababa on the previous date of dinner organized in the Ethiopian capital after the conclusion of the 38th African Union (AU) meeting, whose peak was elected by the Chairman of the African Union Commission (Auc).
He contested for the position that won by former Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmoud Youssouf.
Raila followed Mahmoud with the 22 votes he received in the sixth phase of the Secret of the General Assembly.
At dinner, he looked happy despite the loss, while thanking the President William Rutowho was also present, with wholehearted dedication to his purpose.
Raila told his listeners that the outcome of the vote should be considered as a means of victory, seeming to comfort his supporters who had been overwhelmed by the election results.
After dinner, nothing would be heard from the ODM boss again, at least by Thursday, February 20.
Its social networking pages have not been updated throughout the period.
ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna He suggested in a television interview that Raila has not yet returned from Addis Ababa.
Returning to the events of Addis Ababa, Raila started in a good way in the ballot but fell during the voting.
His victory would have crowned his months to persuade the continent's leaders to support his request.
He sought to succeed Moussa Faki, the fourth chairman of AUC.
How the AUC voting circles were held
While the heads of 49 countries participated in the vote, the winner needed two -thirds of the total vote, and translated it to 33.
In the first round of the vote, Raila won by 20 votes, against 18 Mahmoud votes, and 10 Randiamandrato.
Having not reached the victory limit, the vote continued until the second round, where Raila received 22 votes, against 19 and 7 Mahmoud of the Madagascar candidate; There was one avoidance.
In the third round, Djibouti's candidate defeated Raila for the first time by 23 votes. Raila got 20 votes.
The Madagascar candidate received five votes and removed from this stage; It has been reported not to participate in this round.
In the fourth round, Mahmoud got 25 votes, against Raila's 21 votes; One vote was reported to have been damaged in this round and two people did not vote.
The vote continued until the fifth round, where the Djibouti candidate was ready to get a chance; He got 26 votes, against Raila 21, and two people didn't vote.
In the sixth round, which one person avoided the vote, Raila got one vote and 22 but was removed without regard, considering that he did not get a lot of votes, thus leaving Mahmoud, who had 26 votes, to continue until the next round.
Mahmoud continued with the seventh round of one person and succeeded in winning seven votes that made him win.
At the same time, the AU Parliament appointed Ambassador Selma Haddadi from Algeria as the AUC Deputy Chairman.
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