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Why Ruto will go all out to ensure Raila doesn't head back to Azimio

President William and African Union Commission candidate Raila Odinga in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the AUC election on Saturday. [PCS]

Had last week's African Union Commission (AUC) elections gone according to plan, President William Ruto would be experiencing a few stressors right now.

Securing former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's position as AUC chairperson would have meant that the Head of State would have worried little about recent overtures by opposition politicians seeking to have Raila join them in ousting Ruto in the next elections.

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