Opposition leader and the new AU envoy for Infrastructure and Development in Africa Raila Odinga today visited the Sanford School of Public Policy and met with students of Global Health Ethics.
The Former prime minister in expected to later this evening give a public lecture at the Duke University in North Carolina.
Mr. Odinga was given a heroes welcome in the United States. He left the country on Saturday evening for a one week visit to the U.S.
Apart from the public lecture, He is also scheduled to meet Kenyans from the Raleigh area and meet business leaders from the State.
At the Sanford School of Public Policy with students of Global Health Ethics ahead of a public lecture at @DukeU later this evening. pic.twitter.com/pb70Yb0umd
— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) October 23, 2018
Nyando MP Jared Okelo is among those accompanying the new Africa Union (AU) envoy for Infrastructure and Development in Africa.
In his new role as a special envoy of the AU chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, Raila will have offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Nairobi.
Raila on Saturday while attending Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kakamega county, revealed that he had been picked for the position to lead AU’s efforts in mobilizing political support and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and advocating for better relationships on the continent.