There are many times when Kenya plays high geopolitical stakes, wins some and loses others.
In the aftermath of defeat, blame shifting appears to prevail as it happened when Kenya failed to clinch the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship.
It was not the first time that Kenya had sought that post but it was the first time it approached the issue as if it was domestic political campaigns.
The strategists, with much hallabaloo, overwhelmed themselves with expressions that displayed poorly anchored over confidence.