Raila Odinga Visits Otto Von Guericke University Magdeburg in Germany

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday received a special gift during his tour in Germany.

The former Prime Minister visited his Alma Mater the Otto Von Guericke University Magdeburg, at the invitation of former colleagues.

While there, he toured the Mechanical Engineering lab where he met his former supervisor Prof. Adolf Neubauer.

His former colleagues presented him with a book on the history of the school. The book features the former students who took up Public Service jobs.

Raila last travelled to Germany in 2016.

At one function, he surprised the audience by speaking fluent German for 20 minutes before switching to English.

He explained that he picked up the language during his days as a university student in the European nation.

Raila who left for Germany on Friday, has met high-ranking leaders and attended various events in the UK, India and South Africa among others in recent months.

It emerged in July that the government issued a communique to all its missions abroad to treat Raila as a senior government representative whenever he visits.

Ambassadors and Heads of Mission were directed to personally receive Raila and his entourage at airports as he is considered the President's Representative.