President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto have left Kenya to drum up support for Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed's candidature as chairperson of the African Union Commission. Uhuru left for Morocco on Tuesday to attend the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - also known as COP22. Ruto left for Egypt on Wednesday as part of a campaign to sell Amina as "suitable for the position". he added during talks with Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Prime Minister Sherif Ismail in Cairo, Egypt. As a former Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment programme, she will be a steady guide for Africa as climate change agreements and actions are undertaken.

Source: The Star November 17, 2016 09:43 UTC