Sources aware of the trip said Raila is building a formidable financial war chest for a do-or-die contest—probably his last—against Deputy President William Ruto next year. However, sources close to Raila confirmed that he is scheduled to hold talks with some Arab tycoons and German businessmen. Junet, who is also the co-chair of the Building Bridges Initiative secretariat, left the country for Dubai three days earlier. Raila is the African Union Special Envoy for infrastructure, a role that he earned largely as an appreciation for his political truce with President Uhuru Kenyatta. In July last year, Raila was in Dubai for "minor surgery”, having been flown there in late June.

Source: The Star July 13, 2021 02:03 UTC