Raila Odinga's Spokesperson Dennis Onyango on Monday revealed four crucial details regarding the opposition leader's new senior position at the African Union.
The ODM leader was in October appointed High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa.
Details of his job had however been scanty since his first meeting in South Africa where he was accompanied by his daughter Winnie Odinga.
Issuing a clarification, Onyango assured that the former Prime Minister was focussed on dedicating the next couple of years to building infrastructure across the continent through his new office and uniting Kenyans through the Building Bridges Initiative.
The spokesperson expounded that Odinga would continue operating from Nairobi where an office would be set up to coordinate his activities in the new position.
He added, "Since the position will require frequent travel, particularly to foot-print member states and regional economic communities across the continent, he will work with New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) offices in the various regions to coordinate his activities."
Odinga's position will involve a lot of travels across the continent that will be in line with responsibilities that include building political buy-in and ownership of member states.
Among his responsibilities will include mobilising Africa’s partners and resources to assist member states and facilitating member states to review and conform to recommendations on the Minimum Road/Highway Design of the Trans African Highway Network.
Earlier on Saturday, Raila disclosed that his new job would not keep him away from the people.
"I am going nowhere. My new appointment as AU envoy comes with an office in Nairobi. I will just be travelling to Ethiopia, South Africa and other African nations on assignment and returning to the office in Nairobi, where I will be based," the ODM leader declared.
