Kenya’s candidate for the African Union Commission chairperson, Raila Odinga, will on Wednesday face his main opponents in a high-stakes debate beamed live across Africa.
The race for the continental top job enters the homestretch and Kenya is going flat out to bag the seat in the February election.
Mjadala Afrika Leadership debate will run from 1900 to 2100hrs East Africa Time.
Raila will face Anil Gayan (Mauritius), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (Djibouti) and Richard Randriamandrato (Madagascar).
This is the first time the AUC candidates will be sharing a platform since declaring interest to succeed Chad’s Moussa Faki.