Kenya was elected to the UN Security Council on Thursday after defeating Djibouti in a run-off vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The east African nation will replace South Africa in the non-permanent seat. It received 129 votes against Djibouti’s 62.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta said the win was a “demonstration of the country’s growing profile and influence in the community of nations as a steadfast and dependable development partner”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He thanked Djibouti for being a “worthwhile opponent” and the African Union (AU) for its endorsement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Djibouti and Kenya had failed to clinch the two thirds majority (128 votes) in the first round of voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Kenyatta said the country will consolidate and voice Africa’s position in the Security Council and will advance its 10-point agenda outlined in its campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kenya was elected to the UN Security Council on Thursday after defeating Djibouti in a run-off vote. The east African nation will replace South Africa in the non-permanent seat. It received 129 votes against Djibouti’s 62. Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta said the win was a “demonstration of the country’s growing profile and influence in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":15756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[161],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n