Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has said he is looking forward to building real bridges with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Raila was yesterday appointed as the African Union High representative for development and infrastructure, a position that will enable him champion for the development of roads and infrastructure across the continent as part of the realization of vision 2063.
And Moses Kuria believes these will be real bridges which are perhaps different from the Building bridges initiative that the former Prime Minister has been championing for.
As the Vice-chair of Infrastructure committee, I congratulate @RailaOdinga for his appointment as the AU High Representative on Infrastructure. Looking forward to working together to build real roads, real ports and real bridges. This is an honour not just for Baba but for Kenya
— Moses Kuria (@HonMoses_Kuria) October 21, 2018
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday congratulated Raila for his new role during the Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kakamega County.
Congratulations to my brother, Rt. Hon. @RailaOdinga on your appointment today as the African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa. I wish you all the best in your new assignment @hagegeingob @WilliamsRuto | #Mashujaa2018 #KenyaMbele pic.twitter.com/wQpueNzasW
— Uhuru Kenyatta (@UKenyatta) October 20, 2018
Hon Raila Odinga wishes to thank the African Union Commission and the chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat for the appointment to the position.
Raila regards the appointment as a great honour that he is ready to take up with dedication and humility, well aware of the challenges that come with it.
He further expresses deep appreciation to President Uhuru Kenyatta for the support and promises to do all in his power towards the realisation of the pan-African agenda that he and the president are passionate about.
Mr Odinga considers infrastructure, particularly roads and railways, running North to South, East to West of Africa, critical to opening up the Continent and making it the gateway to the 21st century.
With the support of all the relevant institutions and offices of the AU Commission and the Continent’s partners that he promises to work closely with, Hon Odinga promises to use the position to push Africa closer to the realisation of the dreams of its founding fathers who envisaged a united and interconnected Continent that enjoys easy movement of goods and its citizens.