Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei has downplayed concerns over a letter from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) secretariat, endorsing Madagascar's Richard Randriamandrato for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship role.
Speaking in Addis Ababa on Friday, February 14, Sing'oei dismissed the letter's significance but reiterated that Kenya is leaving nothing to chance in its bid, with Raila Odinga's campaign team set to engage SADC member states again. "The letter is addressed to foreign ministers and suggests that even within SADC, not everyone was consulted.
It further states that there was no time to convene a ministerial summit to formally endorse the decision, yet it still asks, as is expected, for regional support for Madagascar's candidate," he said.
He described the letter as an 'afterthought' and a minimal show of solidarity rather than a decisive endorsement. "To our minds, this is a symbolic gesture rather than a substantive backing.
