Friday, May 31, 2024 - The African Union has formally listed the process that will be followed for the African Union Commission leadership elections to be held in February 2025.
All eight senior leadership
positions of the AUC are open for candidates’ submissions and they include
that of the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson, and 6 Commissioner posts.
In a statement issued by the
African Union, the continental body detailed that the elections will be guided
by the principle of inter-regional rotation in which the Eastern region shall
submit candidates for the role of Chairperson.
Notably, Kenya has fielded the
Opposition Leader Raila Odinga as a candidate for this position, making it of
key interest to the country.
On the other hand, the Northern
region shall submit candidates for the role of Deputy Chairperson, with both
regions to submit female and male candidates.
AU set the deadline for the
regions as August 6, 2024.
Once all the submissions are
made the candidates are expected to undergo pre-selection where a panel of five
assisted by an independent African consultancy firm will vet the candidatures.
When approved for the position,
candidates vying for the position of the Chairperson of the AUC will provide a
curriculum vitae, along with vision statements outlining how they intend to
address the most pressing issues facing the AU.
Additionally, in a tradition
initiated in 2017, the candidates for the Chairperson position will be expected
to participate in a televised debate, dubbed MjadalaAfrika where they will
present their vision and implementation plans for the same.
After the debate, during the AU
summit, all the members will engage in a secret ballot election process.
Kenya's candidate, Raila is
expected to battle it out with candidates from Somalia, Djibouti, and
Seychelles.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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