The Votes are out and the winner of Africa Union Commission Chairperson announced. Chad’s Mahamat, becomes the new chair after a tight contest with Amina. He takes it from South Africa’s Dlamini-Zuma. Chad won with 28 against Kenya 25.
The loss is a huge blow to Uhuru’s government that spent close to an estimated Sh1B in lobbying which saw the Deputy President Ruto travel across the continent in chartered private jet and diplomatic delegation spread allover doing the same.
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