- On Monday, February 17, PLO Lumumba claimed that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga had little chance of winning the seat of the Chairman of the African Union (AUC)
- According to Lumumba, the former prime minister's campaign was not effective and was not productive
- Lumumba wanted President William Ruto to expel anyone involved in Raila's campaign to run for AUC
Nairobi – Constitutional attorney Patrick Lumumba has joined those who push for the dismissal of foreign affairs minister Musalia Mudavadi due to Raila Odinga's failure in the race of the Chairman of the African Union (AUC).
Source: UGC
Why should Musalia Mudavadi be fired?
Speaking at Spice FM on Monday, February 17, Lumumba linked Raila's failure and what he claimed was poor diplomacy from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Lumumba said the president William Ruto He should consider dismissing Mudavadi and anyone who was part of an unimaginable and ineffective campaign for Raila's goal.
According to Lumumba, Raila's main opponents conducted well -organized campaigns without much noise compared to Kenya.
“The behavior of Kenyans, they are singing outside the AUC headquarters. You are sending a large caravan of people who do nothing. Raila's choice, ” Said Lumumba.
According to him, Raila's campaign was wrong to think that meeting with foreign presidents meant to get their support directly.
“This was just a common honor. I can tell you that two presidents or one of those he hoped to be his followers, they actually said, 'No, we just gave him respect,' “ he added.
The constitutional lawyer claimed that the Raila campaign secretariat had committed serious diplomatic mistakes that may have contributed to his failure.
“The campaign strategy used by Raila Odinga You had flaws. His secretariat sold him to the Kenyan public as if he was running for 'president of presidents,' which was a serious mistake, “ He said.
Should Raila blame Ruto for failing to grab the AUC seat?
In a related event, Wiper party leader, Kalonzo Musyokahe claimed that President Ruto should be blamed for Raila's defeat in the AUC race.
At a church service in Kitui County on Sunday, February 16, Kalonzo explained how Ruto undermined Raila's positions to win the continental position.
According to the former Vice President, Raila's role in the race was overwhelmed by Ruto's efforts to reconcile the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Kalonzo claimed that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) had problems with how the President dealt with the DR Congo crisis.
The Wiper leader claimed that many SADC member states had voted for Mahmoud in a way to protest what they saw as interfering with the DRC and Ruto.
Kalonzo said that Kenya's chapter in Africa has been spotted by the mistakes made by the government Kenya first.
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