Raila Odinga, the Azimio la umoja presidential candidate, has finally left the country on a business trip to the United Kingdom. Denis Onsarigo, Mr. Odinga’s press secretary, has disclosed the details of Mr. Odinga’s planned tour, including each and every engagement that the Azimio head will undertake while abroad.
Raila will meet with UK ministers serving under Prime Minister Boris Johnson in two separate occasions. He will also meet Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury.
Raila is accompanied on the trip by a group of strong politicians who traveled ahead of him to set the framework for his visit. Mr. Odinga’s international affairs advisor, Ben Angina, Suna East MP Junet Mohammed, Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho, Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu, Kakamega Governor Prof. Wycliffe Oparanya, Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui, and Peter Kenneth, the former Gatanga MP, are among them.
Mr. Odinga will have a full day on Monday when he arrives, as he has a lot of private meetings arranged.
On Tuesday, he will meet with Theo Clarke, a conservative MP and Johnson’s trade envoy to Kenya. He’ll also meet with James Heappy, the UK’s defence minister.
On Wednesday, Odinga will meet Lord Trif Ahmad, the United Kingdom’s minister for south Asia, the United Nations, and the Commonwealth, at the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.
Former Prime Minister John Major will also speak at Chatham House, where Ruto was recently. Mr. Odinga will deliver a speech about Kenya’s and Africa’s future.
He will attend a football match between his favorite team Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Odinga will visit Archbishop of Canterbury James Welby at Lambeth Palace on Thursday. Later, he would meet Kenyans in the United Kingdom and express his ambitions for Kenya.
