Eight in every 10 Kenyans support Raila Odinga's AU bid

In a survey poll released on Thursday, Infotrak said that 81 percent of the participants supported the bid while 16% opposed it and 3% did not take a side.

The majority of those supporting Odinga's bid are in Nairobi (88%) followed by Rift Valley (85%), Nyanza (83%), Western (79%), Central and Coast (78), Eastern (77) and North Eastern (64%).

Most of the supporters were aged 27-35 (84%) followed by those between 36-45 (82%), 46-55 (81%), over 55 (76%) and 18-26 (75%).

For those against Odinga's bid, 22% are over 55 followed by those between 18-26 (21%), 46-55 (16%), 36-45 (14%) and 27-35 (13%).

The majority of the supporters were female ranking at 84% over males with 79%.  

The race to have the Eastern Africa region produce the next chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) continued to stiffen on Tuesday after a third candidate threw his hat in the ring.

Djibouti fronted their Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Youssouf as their candidate, expressing confidence that he is best qualified to occupy the seat.

The other candidate is Somalia’s former deputy prime minister and current member of the Federal Parliament Fawzia Yusuf.

So far Odinga has secured endorsements from 8 heads of state among them Kenya's William Ruto, Paul Kagame (Rwanda) and Yoweri Museveni (Uganda).

Other leaders, according to Odinga, include; "Mama Suluhu has said she will support me, Salva Kiir has accepted. The other day I was with Ramaphosa, he said yes, Tshisekedi has said yes.”

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has also endorsed the Kenyan firebrand.