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EAC leaders to back Raila Odinga for AU Commission top job, Ruto says

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L-R: Kenya's President William Ruto, opposition leader Raila Odinga and Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni at Kisozi, Uganda on February 26, 2024. PHOTO | POOL

By  The Citizen

Nation Media Group

The East African Community (EAC) heads of state will back one candidate for chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC).

This was announced in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday by President William Ruto when addressing the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala).

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