Kenya says will investigate claims that some EAC members didn't vote for Amina

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As if the EAC member states were under obligation to vote for her
 
I heard Uganda and Burundi were not allowed to vote, sijiwi sababu ilikuwa nini. But I predicted awhile back that she won't win. Africa leaders haven't forgive Kenyatta for taking himself to The Hague against all advice he was given by other presidents in AU.
 
Cicero said:
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As if the EAC member states were under obligation to vote for her
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Kukubali kushindwa siyo kazi rahisi, ni jambo ambalo Binadamu anapaswa kufundishwa tangu utoto wake, kukubali kwamba kwenye ushindani kuna kushinda na kushindwa, angalia Obama Raisi mpya USA ameshaapishwa lkn hata wiki haijapita tayari anaanza kuingilia na kukosoa maamuzi ya Raisi mpya kana kwamba yeye alivyoachiwa madaraka na Raisi Bush alikuwa Malaika!
 
Mwanzi1 said:
I heard Uganda and Burundi were not allowed to vote, sijiwi sababu ilikuwa nini. But I predicted awhile back that she won't win. Africa leaders haven't forgive Kenyatta for taking himself to The Hague against all advice he was given by other presidents in AU.
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The reason he lost was this
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How Kenya's Amina lost to Chad's Mahamat in race for AUC chair
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Kenya's Foreign minister Amina Mohamed (right) during the 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa on January 30, 2017. AFP PHOTO | ZACHARIAS ABUBEKER

In Summary

  • The Chadian foreign minister, who had said he would take a bullet for the sake of Africa, became the fourth AUC chairperson from francophone Africa out of five heads since 2002.
  • During earlier lobbying, Ms Mohamed had been endorsed by eastern African countries, but these pledges were not honoured at the ballot.
  • SADC had argued they still deserved one more term because the current occupant from South Africa had chosen not to run for a second term.


A last-minute change of the agenda and the refusal by Uganda, Djibouti and Burundi to vote for Kenya were Monday evening blamed for the defeat of Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed in the race to become chairperson of African Union Commission.

Details of the shock trouncing in Addis Ababa on Monday afternoon emerged as Kenyan diplomats came to terms with the loss after an extensive campaign of three months that cost the country about $3.5 million.

Ms Mohamed lost to Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat after seven rounds of voting.

The Chadian foreign minister, who had said he would take a bullet for the sake of Africa, became the fourth AUC chairperson from francophone Africa out of five heads since 2002.

Shortly after the vote, he said he did not have “a magic wand” to right the problems the AU is facing — such as shortage of funds and slow responses to crises — saying, instead, that he needed everyone on board to help bring the continent together.

“We will need to get our priorities right. It is a problem, really, because we have not been able to run our organisation properly. We need to come together more than before,” he said.

Mr Mahamat will be deputised by Thomas Kwesi Quartey of Ghana.

Ms Mohamed (55) and Mr Mahamat (56) enjoyed significant support from their regions.

The Chadian was declared the winner after garnering 38 votes in the seventh round.

Fifteen countries from the southern Africa bloc, SADC, abstained.

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Disappointment

“We congratulate him on a race well won,” said Kenya's State House spokesman Manoah Esipisu soon after news of the election results spread from the hall in Addis Ababa.

“We pledge to work with him to defend the pan-African agenda of integration of Africa as well as democracy.”

Mr Esipisu continued that he did “not think there is anyone (in Kenya) who cannot be disappointed with this result” and thanked Ms Mohamed “for giving a strong showing”.

But the story of Kenya’s defeat, really, started sometime in the afternoon when Morocco, which had been lobbying to be accepted back in the AU family after three decades out, successfully argued for the debate about its readmission to be postponed.

That meant that the politics surrounding the race would not be mixed with Morocco’s application.

Morocco had quit the AU’s predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity, after it admitted the Sahrawi Arab Republic as a member.

This time, however, the North African country had come back with a clear agenda, promising financial goodies to member states who would accept to kick Sahrawi out of the AU while at the same time allowing Rabat back.

READ: As AU readmits Morocco, Sahrawi membership set to cause division

So important was the outcome of the Addis vote to Morocco that, on Sunday, the country’s foreign minister, Mr Salaheddine Mezoua, hosted a dinner in honour of Mr Mahamat, whom Rabat felt would dance to its tune if elected.

With Morocco’s readmission agenda out of the way, delegates had nothing much to do other than concentrate on lobbying and voting.

Kenya's loss

During earlier lobbying, Ms Mohamed had been endorsed by eastern African countries, but these pledges were not honoured at the ballot.

Uganda, Djibouti and Burundi voted for Kenya in round 1, helping Ms Mohamed get 16 votes against Mahamat’s 14.

The rest of the votes were split between Botswana and Equatorial Guinea.

In the second round, however, Chad scored 21, Kenya gained just one more vote, and the rest went to the three tailing candidates.

Mr Mahamat, a father of six, extended his lead in the third round of voting, getting 24 votes against Ms Mohamed’s 17. Kenya’s neighbours had decamped.

Kenya gained some momentum from round four, getting 26 against Chad’s 25 after the other candidates were compelled to drop out.

When the vote entered round 5, one country abstained, but Kenya won with 27 votes against Chad’s 26.

The vote entered round six and Chad gained again, collecting 28 votes against 25 for Kenya.

Ms Mohamed had, technically, been defeated, and Mr Mahamat went ahead to garner 38 votes when he ran alone in the seventh round.

The entire SADC region stayed away from the vote, perhaps in protest after their candidate from Botswana failed to make any progress in the preliminary rounds.

SADC had argued they still deserved one more term because the current occupant from South Africa, Ms Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, had chosen not to run for a second term.

How Kenya's Amina lost to Chad's Mahamat in race for AUC chair
 
kenya imekubali kushindwa....issue ni ikiwa east africa haiezi ungana kwa umoja ka wale wa west africa kutakua na faida yeyote?
 
lini chairperson wa AU atatoka ukanda huu ikiwa nchi za ukanda huu haziaminiani?
 
mwathadan said:
kenya imekubali kushindwa....issue ni ikiwa east africa haiezi ungana kwa umoja ka wale wa west africa kutakua na faida yeyote?
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address yourself to both questions. kwa nini hawatuamini. trust is not bought but earned. hapa nyumbani ni shamble governance, who do you expect to trust us!! thank chad for taking away this cup of bitterness from kenyans!!!
 
waltham said:

address yourself to both questions. kwa nini hawatuamini. trust is not bought but earned. hapa nyumbani ni shamble governance, who do you expect to trust us!! thank chad for taking away this cup of bitterness from kenyans!!!
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really????mbna basi in the earlier rounds walkua wanatuamini??stop politicizing everything
 
That is very rude headline coming out of Kenyan media, what investigation? We all know that SADCC countries opt out as a block not to vote or to vote for candidate from SADCC and Kenya also has issues with the current regime in Burundi and you still expected votes from these countries? Stop your witch-hunt .
 
January 31, 2017

Amb Amina Mohamed speaks out after AUC loss

Amina attributes defeat to Africa’s division along linguistic lines

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed has spoken openly for the first time since she was trounced in her bid to become the African Union Commission chair on Monday.

Amina said Kenya would have to probe allegations that the East African Community abandoned Kenya during the vote that saw Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat win the seat during the seventh round of voting.

Speaking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the CS expressed disappointment that African countries are divided along language lines as the AU vote saw Francophone states face off with Anglophones.

Amina, however, intimated that the vote loss was a good lesson for Kenya moving forward, adding that she would return to continue with her job at the helm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This comes even as newly elected African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat pledged to work with all African leaders in fostering African socio-economic transformation through the African Union and implementation of Agenda 2063.

Speaking moments after he was elected at the helm of the regional bloc, Mahamat stated that he would see to it that Agenda 2063 is implemented.

The strategic framework seeks to accelerate the implementation of past and existing continental initiatives for growth and sustainable development.


Source: Citizen TV Kenya
 
Kenya's Amina Mohammed loses for AU seat after EAC neighbors back-off
Statehouse spokesman Manoah Esipisu who conceded Kenya's defeat, lauded Amina for putting up a gallant fight in a race that Kenya lost after her east african neighbours, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi abandoned her.


Source: K24TV
 
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