Ambassador Max Rai

Ambassador Rai reflects on Chief Somare’s life in politics

Below is a reflection of Papua New Guinea’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Max Rai.

“It’s like yesterday, when I first met Sir Michael as a child in my elder sister’s family home in Wewak.

“My in-law, Paul Kafafi was a well-known radio Wewak announcer, and a work mate of Michael Somare, the aspiring candidate for The East Sepik Regional Seat, challenging an established Australian businessman and Member of the House of Assembly, Frank Martin.