Spotlight | East Africa
Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga in the UK on 15 March 2022, here with UK Defence Secretary James Heappey (left).
Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga in the UK on 15 March 2022, here with UK Defence Secretary James Heappey (left). © Raila Odinga/Twitter
Back in Kenya after a week in the UK, presidential candidate Raila Odinga has been giving attention to his foreign policy credentials. To attract the favours of the West, he has highlighted Kenya's role as a peacemaker in the Horn of Africa, a region riven by civil wars and political crises. [...]
Published on 23.03.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes
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