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Raila Odinga's official X and Facebook pages previously featured a cover photo of him and Martha Karua, which has now been removed.

NARC-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has responded after Azimio leader Raila Odinga dropped a photo of him with her from his social media profile. 

In a reaction on Tuesday, August 27, Karua seemed content as she replied to a hawk-eyed netizen who posted the development on the X platform.

"Welcome move," the NARC-Kenya party leader responded.

Raila's official X and Facebook pages previously featured a cover photo of him and Karua, which has now been removed as the former Prime Minister appears to have revamped his pages.

This comes moments after Kenya launched the Azimio leader's candidacy for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship on Tuesday at State House, Nairobi.

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A collage of Raila Odinga's previous Facebook page outlook and the current outlook.

During the 2022 general elections, Raila picked Karua as the Azimio running mate in the presidential election but the NARC-Kenya leader has since announced her exit from the coalition party.

In a statement on Thursday, July 25, Karua noted that NARC Kenya's stay in Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance was no longer tenable.

“Kindly take note that our stay in Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition is not tenable due to the prevailing political developments.

“As NARC Kenya by way of this letter, we are giving notice to exit the Coalition as stipulated in the exit clause (s) in the Coalition Agreement. This notice is effective from the date of this letter,” part of the statement by NARC Kenya read. 

The Azimio leader now appears to have shifted his focus from local politics to the AUC position, as he seeks to replace Moussa Faki.

“At the moment, I am involved in the campaigns but that does not mean that Kenya ceases to exist. I am not going to be very active in Kenyan politics henceforth, as I continue to focus my attention on the continental campaign," Raila remarked on Wednesday, August 21.