Kenya nominates Amina Mohamed for AU chair job
Kenya nominates Amina Mohamed for AU chair job
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Emc2
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Kwani EAC in survive kwa ajili ya Amina?
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not because of Amina but there is just too much suspicision and mistrust amongst the members. We cannot even speak with one voice
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We speak one voice to who?. Africa need to speak one voice not EAC in AU.
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Edward,
this was not about political inclination but about who was more fit for the job. As predicted earlier the West Africans have it in the bag. Truth be told Amina has an impressive resume ever since her days at Butere Girls and also as a pseudo neighbor at Amalemba in Katch. So where is my beef...it lies in working for the Government of Kenya!
Look at the history of our republic and how many sons and daughters we have produced and excel in the world of academia. These individuals immediately they are tapped to work for GoK, its like their brains stop working and they become robots. Remember Amos Wako? He had an impeccable CV from his days in Geneva and he was also a good man at heart..very humble. I remember meeting him during my Unc's funeral in Nairobi...they
were classmates back in their youth...the man was a gentle giant with a smile to boot. When Moi tapped him we were all happy and shouting from the top of our voices how the son of Mulembe Nation was going to remedy Kenya's legal problems. Little did we know how this man was going to turn and be one of Kenya's worst AG's, CV withstanding.
Then look at Uhuru's cabinet where we have Rotich and that other guy who worked at Google for a while. Right now when you hear them talk you can be forgiven for imagining they are some uneducated villagers pulled from the village to support the incumbent and all the flaws he carries with him. Principles and standards are thrown out of the window.
Amina has failed to secured the freedom of Kenyans in Ethiopia and South Sudan. She has failed as CS to give direction to the GoK on the Somali problem. Now how is she going to be able to deliver on the problems of this cursed continent called Africa?
We have more pressing matters at home to deal with than spend colossus amounts of money campaigning for a lost cause. Uhuru Kenyatta and Amina know better but I believe there's more than meets the eye in the fronting of Amina for that position.
I will end by quoting what the Djibouti President Ismael Omar said...
"This is AU we are talking about for heavens sake, not some child play story book or Cinderella series. Kenya is
irredeemabley corrupt, it's leaders are unapologetic bodyguards of impunity. We do not need such standards at the
helm of the AU presidency."
Whether it's true or not, I don't care...the message has been delivered.
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Lessons derived from Amina's loss in quest to chair AU Commission
By The Standard | Updated Wed, February 1st 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3
Kenya exuded so much confidence her candidate, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed, would win the January 30, 2017 elections for the chairperson of the African Union Commission, it was taken as a fait accompli. And for good reason too. The country expended a lot of energy, time and resources traversing the breadth of Africa to campaign for her. But as with all elections, nothing is certain until the final count is made.
Amina’s loss to her Chadian counterpart Moussa Faki came as a big slap in the face for Kenya. It was a big blow for the country after all it put into making Amina’s election a reality. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto ran a campaign to popularise her with the same vigour they ran campaigns to discredit the International Criminal Court in 2014.
The two had been taken to task over human rights violations in Kenya’s 2007/2008 post-election violence. On that occasion, victory was theirs. Not this time, and there are lessons to be drawn from that.
From the outset, it was never made clear what strategic national interests rode on Amina’s election as the chairperson of the African Union Commission.
Dr Amina will be remembered most for her spirited lobbying to get Africa out of the International Criminal Court; an idea that did not get the support of many African countries. In a way, this might have given rise to suspicion towards Kenya’s real intent to head the AU commission.
Kenya made its pitch at a time deep political fissures ran across the country. In essence therefore, Kenya’s push for Amina’s election was, to many Kenyans, viewed as a Jubilee agenda not deserving the support of all Kenyans. There was an element of jubilation and snide remarks on social media following Amina’s loss to Faki.
Kenya made its pitch amid growing restlessness within workers’ ranks and the ongoing doctors’ strike has not made matters easier. Too many deaths and a lot of suffering ride on the doctors’ strike to have made Kenyans sympathetic to the Government’s cause. Drought is ravaging half the country and Government’s response has been wanting at best.
While using our diplomatic missions would have saved money, been effective and time-saving, the President and his deputy took it upon themselves to run Amina’s campaign. More intriguing was why the Government did not consider using the expertise of career diplomats who have made a mark on the international scene. Career diplomats like Bethwel Kiplagat, Dr Sally Kosgei and Macharia Kamau, Kenya’s representative at the UN headquarters in New York would have made a difference with their experience and network of friends.
Though it may sound far-fetched, enlisting the Opposition’s support would have given Kenya’s push a more nationalistic look and ensured success. There is no denying the extensive international network the Opposition has could have been relied on, but because the Government sat back on its laurels, content with its work, it lost its bid.
It is a bitter pill for Kenya to swallow that even among the East African bloc, it did not get the support of at least four countries. And here too, there is food for thought; why has Kenya earned the mistrust of allies and neighbours?
Lessons derived from Amina's loss in quest to chair AU Commission
By The Standard | Updated Wed, February 1st 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3
Kenya exuded so much confidence her candidate, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed, would win the January 30, 2017 elections for the chairperson of the African Union Commission, it was taken as a fait accompli. And for good reason too. The country expended a lot of energy, time and resources traversing the breadth of Africa to campaign for her. But as with all elections, nothing is certain until the final count is made.
Amina’s loss to her Chadian counterpart Moussa Faki came as a big slap in the face for Kenya. It was a big blow for the country after all it put into making Amina’s election a reality. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto ran a campaign to popularise her with the same vigour they ran campaigns to discredit the International Criminal Court in 2014.
The two had been taken to task over human rights violations in Kenya’s 2007/2008 post-election violence. On that occasion, victory was theirs. Not this time, and there are lessons to be drawn from that.
From the outset, it was never made clear what strategic national interests rode on Amina’s election as the chairperson of the African Union Commission.
Dr Amina will be remembered most for her spirited lobbying to get Africa out of the International Criminal Court; an idea that did not get the support of many African countries. In a way, this might have given rise to suspicion towards Kenya’s real intent to head the AU commission.
Kenya made its pitch at a time deep political fissures ran across the country. In essence therefore, Kenya’s push for Amina’s election was, to many Kenyans, viewed as a Jubilee agenda not deserving the support of all Kenyans. There was an element of jubilation and snide remarks on social media following Amina’s loss to Faki.
Kenya made its pitch amid growing restlessness within workers’ ranks and the ongoing doctors’ strike has not made matters easier. Too many deaths and a lot of suffering ride on the doctors’ strike to have made Kenyans sympathetic to the Government’s cause. Drought is ravaging half the country and Government’s response has been wanting at best.
While using our diplomatic missions would have saved money, been effective and time-saving, the President and his deputy took it upon themselves to run Amina’s campaign. More intriguing was why the Government did not consider using the expertise of career diplomats who have made a mark on the international scene. Career diplomats like Bethwel Kiplagat, Dr Sally Kosgei and Macharia Kamau, Kenya’s representative at the UN headquarters in New York would have made a difference with their experience and network of friends.
Though it may sound far-fetched, enlisting the Opposition’s support would have given Kenya’s push a more nationalistic look and ensured success. There is no denying the extensive international network the Opposition has could have been relied on, but because the Government sat back on its laurels, content with its work, it lost its bid.
It is a bitter pill for Kenya to swallow that even among the East African bloc, it did not get the support of at least four countries. And here too, there is food for thought; why has Kenya earned the mistrust of allies and neighbours?
Lessons derived from Amina's loss in quest to chair AU Commission
Dr. Job
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She just doesn't get it....Amina, your Kenyan people are worse...they are divided along tribal lines
CS Amina blames division along linguistic lines for her loss
CS Amina blames division along linguistic lines for her loss
Dr. Job
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And the foolish Duale can't be outdone....
Duale now accuses Kofi Annan of manipulating AU elections
Duale now accuses Kofi Annan of manipulating AU elections
Geza Ulole
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EPA played at the AU! Beautiful...
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nani kashinda?
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Amina kaangukia Utosi huku ikisemekana Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda na Burundi wakimtosa!
nipe ref.niifate mkuu
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Hii maneno inajirudia haswa baada ya mgogoro wa Congo kuanza naiona Rwanda na Tanzania ziki-abstain, Somalia na DRC ikipigia mgombea wa Djibouti! Uganda sina uhakika!
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