Raila Appointed CS For African Funerals, Burials and Roads, Miguna Claims.

Raila Odinga’s appointment as High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa might have been received positively by his millions of followers and several politicians but certainly not by Miguna Miguna.

While announcing Mr. Odinga’s appointment, AU Chairperson Moussa Mahamat said that the decision was  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.

In a statement on Saturday, Mahamat said the High Representative will work to support and strengthen the efforts of the Commission’s relevant departments.

Raila’s mandate includes mobilising further political support from member states and the regional economic communities and facilitating greater ownership by all concerned stakeholders on the continent.

“He will also support the Commission and NEPAD initiatives to encourage increased commitment from development partners,” Mahamat said.

Raila is expected to pay particular attention to the missing links along the transnational highway corridors identified as part of the Trans-African Highways Network, with a view to facilitating their development and modernisation.

The envoy will also focus on the continental high-speed train, which is one of the flagship projects of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063, in the context of the relevant African Union decisions.

He will interact with the current champions of related African Union initiatives and seek their guidance, to ensure the required synergy and coherence.

Raila’s roles were clearly defined and elaborated to the people of the African continent by the AU Chairperson but Raila’s once close friend turned critic Miguna Miguna thinks that Raila’s new role is pure nonsense and mediocre in nature.

In a tweet, Miguna says that Rail’s new role involves attending Funerals in Africa.

“Mr. Despot has appointed as the CS extraordinary for AFRICAN FUNERALS, BURIALS and ROADS. But surely, all roads in Africa are constructed by INDIVIDUAL African countries, each with a ministry of roads. This type of conmanship must end. #MasujaaDay2018,” tweeted Miguna.


The AU Chairperson on his part said that his decision to appoint Raila was informed by his rich political experience and strong commitment to the ideals of Pan-Africanism and African integration, as well as a deep knowledge of infrastructure development.

The former Prime Minister announced that he has accepted his appointment by African Union Commision. Raila has served in a number of critical positions in a career spanning more than forty years.

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