“Kenya will have an opportunity to shape the global agenda and ensure that our interests and the interests of Africa are heard and considered. Kenya says it will push its ten-point agenda, a list of priority areas it pitched during campaigns, while on the council. Specialists in international relations say the country has a good chance to push for UN reforms from within the council. “Kenya should continue championing the reform and expansion of the UNSC because this agenda is in the best interest of Africa. “Kenya should remember that this is not a Kenyan victory but a responsibility to represent the collective interests of the continent, the divisions notwithstanding,” said Mboya.

Source: Daily Nation June 19, 2020 16:31 UTC