Boris Johnson under fire again for congratulating President Kenyatta

PHOTO: UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (Left) and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed (Right) addressing the media

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is facing criticism for a second time, for sending congratulatory message to President Uhuru Kenyatta after the Supreme Court upheld his victory of October 26 repeat poll. A tweet from the State House dated November 20 acknowledges Mr Johnson after he endorsed the Supreme Court judgment of November 20, which has since received checkered response from Kenyans.

The tweet would then plunge Mr Johnson into another tight spot of criticism, where opponents accused him of reacting too early to the Kenyan political development. According to the UK’s Telegraph, the move by Mr Johnson may have proved messy to the British High Commissioner in Kenya Mr Nicholas Hailey who was perhaps waiting for ‘the most opportune time’ to react to the situation in Kenya.