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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) greets opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition after addressing a news conference at the Harambee house office in Nairobi, Kenya March 9, 2018. REUTERS\/Thomas Mukoya – RC187D062CB0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo is full of praise for Kenya’s Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) urging African countries to emulate East Africa’s biggest economy.<\/p>\n

Obasanjo’s praise singing for Kenya was a;so joined by former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.<\/p>\n

The two have thrown their weight behind the initiative, praising the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga as a model for African countries needing the unity necessary to prosper.<\/p>\n

They spoke in the country on Thursday, when they met leaders including Garissa Senator Mohamed Haji, chairperson of the BBI Steering Committee, who handed the report to them.<\/p>\n

They in turn presented measures Kenya can take to rapidly provide jobs for the youth.<\/p>\n

The two also launched their book, “The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia”, which they co-authored with Greg Mills and Emily van der Merwe.<\/p>\n

President Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Odinga have a long standing political rivalry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo is full of praise for Kenya’s Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) urging African countries to emulate East Africa’s biggest economy. Obasanjo’s praise singing for Kenya was a;so joined by former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. 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