A crowd welcomed Raila with cheers when he stepped forward to deliver President Ruto’s speech in Malawi’s Bingu National Stadium during Malawi Vice President’s burial.
Raila was in Malawi on behalf of Kenya and President William Ruto during the funeral service for the late Malawi Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima who died through a chopper crash in the country.
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As soon as the former Prime Minister hit the podium, he was received with shouts and cheers before he went ahead to praise the late Chilima’s stance in politics.
“I come here with a very deep heart and I speak on behalf of the people of Kenya. First I want to convey my condolences on behalf of the President of Kenya, His Excellency William Ruto.”
Raila was forced to pause for some time after the crowd went wild during his speech with chants and cheers especially when he emphasised Chilima’s resilience in ensuring an equitable division of resources.
The Kenya’s Former Prime Minister also took the opportunity to address the issue of Africa’s access of resources from West African countries and unity among African countries.
“We are not asking for charity, we are asking for fairness in the international world markets. We want to see that Africans are able to add value to raw materials, and we are respected.”
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Raila additionally stated that he would push to have African states compensated for the devastating effects of climate change, noting that Africans were bearing the brunt of the events that they had barely contributed to.