Kenya’s former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has broken his silence following his loss in the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson race. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Foreign Affairs Minister for Djibouti emerged as the winner during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union on February 15,

“The loss shall be felt most by President William Ruto. It is a bad sign for things to come in the future,” he said. Raila was eliminated from the race Saturday after he trailed Djibouti's Mahamoud Ali Youssouf in the fifth and sixth rounds of voting.

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has broken his silence after losing the African Union Commission chairperson race to Djibouti candidate Mohamoud Youssouf. Speaking outside the African Union plenary assembly hall, moments after the conclusion of the voting process, Odinga conceded defeat to the newly elected AU candidate.