Ruto meets AUC chairperson Moussa Faki to discuss AU reforms, upcoming polls

Ruto took to X stating that he met Faki in Kilgoris, Narok County, where they discussed AU reforms and the upcoming election of the AUC Chairperson.

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has shown interest in the AUC Chairperson position ahead of Faki's expected exit in 2025.

Odinga has revealed that he will lobby for Africa to get two permanent seats at the United Nations Security Council should he become the African Union Commission Chairperson in February next year.

Speaking during the Mjadala Afrika debate in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Friday, Raila explained that Africa, comprising 55 nations, should have representation within the council to promote the continent's interests when discussing global security.

President Ruto has rallied support for Odinga’s bid for the AUC job, urging Kenyans and international partners to back his candidacy.

Odinga is facing Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and Madagascar's Richard Randriamandrato.