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Raila Odinga, ODM leader, will chair today a meeting of the Africa Infrastructure Development Program, his first work on the continent since his appointment as Special Envoy.
Raila left the country Sunday for Zimbabwe for the meeting. He is expected today.
He will chair the event as the High Representative of the African Union for Infrastructure Development in Africa.
Raila spokesman Dennis Onyango – in a news briefing – said the former prime minister will use the meeting to outline his vision of project preparation, resource mobilization and financing mechanisms.
"He will also share his thoughts on achieving the development of smart and integrated infrastructure, among other things," said Onyango.
Last week, the ODM official attended his first international event at the opening of the 11th Extraordinary Summit of the AU in Ethiopia.
President Uhuru Kenyatta also attended the Addis Ababa meeting on Africa Reforms and Restructuring.
The Leader of the Opposition accepted his AU position on 20 October and is responsible for, inter alia, strengthening the AU's efforts to plan and coordinate the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), mobilize political support from Member States and regional economic communities.
His other responsibilities include strengthening political ownership and ownership of Member States, mobilizing Africa's partners and resources to badist Member States in developing their infrastructure.
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Raila should pay particular attention to the missing links along the transnational road corridors identified as part of the trans-African road network, in order to facilitate their development and modernization.
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 decisions of the African Union.
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