BREAKING NEWS: #Kenya's Deputy President @rigathi says a clarification has been issued regarding Nairobi's position on the Sahrawi conflict, maintains that it correlates with that of the @_AfricanUnion and the UN. SADR is a member state of the AU
This new development now reverses the previous decision made by President @WilliamsRuto on Twitter regarding revoking Kenya's recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Morocco on the other hand says the decision to rescind recognition was mutually agreed
An internal note verbale addressed to the Kenyan diplomats abroad & all Heads of Directorate notes that Kenya's position is aligned with that of the AU & the UN including calling for self determination through a free & fair referendum. However, MFA has denounced this letter.
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“We are all witnesses to admirable demonstrations of effective solidarity in response to crises in various parts of the world. Our knowledge of the possibility of spontaneous yet resolute global solidarity reinforces…”
“…the African exception as particularly repugnant. From genocides and civil conflict to famine and pandemics, the African continent is consistently left behind to bear the brunt of weak solidarity and disastrous failure of multilateralism.”
“History indicates the last time that Africa was the focal point of strong and effective multilateral consensus was during the Berlin Conferences of 1884-1885, and the character of the ensuing interventions casts a long shadow to date.”- President @WilliamsRuto