Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially endorsed opposition leader Raila Odinga to succeed him in the presidential elections set for 9 August.
President Kenyatta urged his supporters to back Mr Odinga’s bid saying that he had the best interests of the country at heart.
He said Mr Odinga understood where the country was heading, and that he would therefore be at peace to hand him the “leadership mantle”.
Mr Odinga will vie under the Azimio la Umoja (Swahili for “pledge of unity”) alliance, which is made up of 10 parties, including his Orange Democratic Movement and Mr Kenyatta’s Jubilee.
The president’s backing of Mr Odinga has led to the political isolation of Deputy President William Ruto, who will also be seeking the presidency under the United Democratic Alliance.
The president and his deputy have been estranged since the president reconciled with Mr Odinga in the aftermath of the 2017 election.
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Tributes pour in for popular SA rapper Riky Rick
Tributes are pouring in for popular South African rapper Riky Rick, who has died at 34.
His family in a statement confirmed his death, which occurred early on Wednesday, “with profound sadness” and asked for privacy and prayers. No cause of death was stated.
The death of the rapper, whose real name is Rikhado Makhado, came after he had posted a final tweet saying he would “return stronger. This land is still my home”.
The star revealed in 2020 that he had been struggling with depression following the death of his father.
He had been due to host his second sold-out music festival, called Cotton Fest, next month.
South African fans said his legacy was investing in and uplifting young talent in the community, and creating a healthy and successful black music industry.
Fellow artist P Kuttah in a tribute thanked him “for everything you did for the culture, for always pushing boundaries of SA music and being a positive light in the industry”.
Chad de Don said: “Your energy was unmatched. Thanks for everything you did brother. Hate it ended this way.”
Source: BBC
