Eyes on AU over Kenya, Djibouti UN Security Council seat dispute
A recent UN Security Council meeting in New York. Kenya wants to seek clarification from the African Union on why Djibouti continues to campaign for the non-permanent seat of the UN Security Council despite losing an endorsement vote to Nairobi last year. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Ahead of the 33rd Ordinary Summit, Kenya had formally sought clarification from the African Union on why Djibouti is still campaigning for the non-permanent member Security Council seat, yet it lost the nomination to Nairobi last year in a vote.
But Djibouti, in response, officially challenged the validity of the vote, arguing in fact the rules of rotation would have automatically granted it the endorsement since it had served at the UNSC fewer times than Kenya.
