President Kenyatta cancels AU summit trip, sends CS

President Kenyatta cancels AU summit trip, sends CS

Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma will lead Kenya’s delegation to the African Union summit in Mauritania this weekend.

A statement from PSCU said President Uhuru Kenyatta was to attend the meeting but has been held back by urgent State matters.

Meanwhile, reports from the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott indicate that Justice Aboud Imani (Tanzania) has been elected Judge of the African Court.

He garnered 47 out of 55 votes from AU member States.

Judge Aboud will take over from Justice Solomy Balungi Bossa (Uganda) who is now serving his term at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Bossa was elected ICC judge in December last year and took oath of office in March.

Kenyan judge Ben Kioko, who was the Vice President of the African Court, retained his position with 45 votes.

This will be his final six-year term.

Other elected judges include Tchikaya Blaise (Congo) with 44 votes and Judge Anukan Stella Isibhakhomen (Nigeria) with 27 votes.

Justice Anukam replaces Justice El Hadji Gisse (Senegal) while Judge Tchikaya will take over from Judge Gerard Niyungeko (Burundi).

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