Prof. Makau Mutua Appointed Spokesperson of Raila Presidential Campaign

US-based Kenyan scholar Prof. Makau Mutua has been appointed to the Raila Odinga Presidential Campaign Secretariat.

Prof. Mutua will serve as the spokesperson of the campaign secretariat and head of its think tank.

The Kenya-American attorney takes over the spokesperson role from Elizabeth Meyo, who is the CEO of Raila’s campaign secretariat.

Prof. Mutua is a State University of New York (SUNY) Distinguished Professor and the Margaret W. Wong Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Law, where he served as dean for seven years between 2008 and 2014. He teaches international human rights, international business transactions, and international law. 

He is also the vice president of the American Society of International Law and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

The 64-year-old holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in law from the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), and master's and Ph.D. in law from Harvard University.

Mutua has been a staunch supporter of Odinga, who will be giving his fifth stab at the presidency in the upcoming elections.