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Kenyans in premature celebrations, battle still on for UN seat

The United Nations Security Council meets on Syria at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., March 12, 2018. [Photo: Reuters]


Celebrations came in early for Kenya after it garnered 113 votes against Djibouti’s 78 votes in the first round of voting on Wednesday for the UN Security Council non-permanent seat.

Some took to twitter as alerts were incoming to relay congratulatory messages to Kenya.

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