Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga was on Saturday appointed High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa.
In a communique by the Commission’s chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, Odinga’s appointment is part of the African Union’s drive to expedite the integration of the continent through infrastructure, in order to promote economic growth and sustainable development.
The NASA leader’s appointment brings to an end speculation that he was to land a juicy job with the African Union as part of his truce with Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta.
Odinga lost a bitterly contested election to Kenyatta last year. He mounted a successful court challenge which ordered a fresh poll. He, however, boycotted the second contest citing a biased electoral commission.
