Kenya's Odinga: No corrupt person will be spared

The African Union selected him as the High Representative on Infrastructure, which has kept him quite busy, even if he had stopped engaging in active politics.

Kenya's Odinga: No corrupt person will be spared

Raila Odinga, the leader of the opposition in Kenya, has pledged to launch an anti-corruption crusade if he wins the presidential election later this month.

In his fifth and final effort, Mr. Odinga is running for president of the nation.

The former prime minister, who is now 77, told me that although he does not plan to run for office again, he would still have a lot of work to do even if he is not elected.

The African Union selected him as the High Representative on Infrastructure, which has kept him quite busy, even if he had stopped engaging in active politics.

If elected, Mr. Odinga promises to concentrate on tackling corruption. According to Kenya's president, corruption costs the nation more than $16 million (£13 million) per day.

"No one is a necessity. He cited the South Korean example, when President Park Geun-Hye was impeached and imprisoned for nearly five years for corruption, saying, "If I'm discovered to be guilty, they should deal with me."

Regarding the economy, Mr. Odinga promises to enact austerity measures and work toward rescheduling foreign debt to prevent a default on repayment.