President Uhuru Kenyatta told the then UN boss Ban Ki Moon in 2016 that there was an urgent need to ensure "predictable, adequate and sustainable funding for Amisom through UN-assessed contributions”. The source of the funding problem can be traced to the entry into Somalia and the partnerships that followed. This has resulted in political arguments among the AU, Amisom, TCCs and key partners, among them the EU. VESTED INTERESTSPatrick Gathara consulted for AU/UN Information Support Team, a UN-contracted capability that provided strategic communications support to Amisom, up until 2015. Now, such predetermined mindsets only benefits those foreign countries.

Source: The Star February 18, 2019 03:11 UTC