Yesterday, head of state President William Ruto took to admonish Iran for attacking Israel, saying that the world needed peace not war.
However, multiparty democracy crusader Gitobu Imanyara has now come out to reveal how the statement by the head of state President William Ruto yesterday on the Iran-Israel conflict will likely impact Azimio La Umoja -One Kenya Alliance leader Raila Odinga negatively in his quest for the African Union Commission Chairperson seat.
According to Imanyara, Ruto’s pronouncements on the Kenya’s middle East policy risk destroying Odinga’s AUC chairmanship bid.
Imanyara argues that the Americans whom he says Ruto want to please will not be voting in the AU and that Ruto ought to take up the AU stance on Israel or at least remain non-aligned.
“President Ruto’s unprincipled diplomatic pronouncements on Kenya’s Middle Eastern policy risks destroying Raila Odinga’s candidature for chairmanship of the African Union Commission. Americans whom he so wants to please will not be voting and will not influence the vote. Kenya ought to toe the AU stance on Israel or at the very least remain non-aligned.” Gitobu Imanyara said.