Raila Odinga leaves for France and UK for a week's visit

Cord Principle Raila Odinga during the state of the nation address at a Nairobi hotel. PHOTO: STANDARD

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has left the country for a one-week visit to France and the UK. The ODM party leader left the country Sunday morning to attend a special meeting of the Emerging Markets Forum in Paris that runs for two days. The forum will be hosted by the Governor of Banque de France. From France, Raila will travel to the UK to participate in the Al Jazeera TV Head-to-Head programme at the Oxford Union. This is a one-on-one interview in a robust exchange with the host alongside a panel of other guests focusing on upcoming elections.

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