ICC factor sank Kenya’s dream in Addis Ababa

International Criminal Court (ICC). (Photo: Courtesy)

This week, we learned that Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed will, after all, not be the next chairperson of the African Union Commission. The news was greeted with mixed reactions from Kenyans. Some celebrated the loss, viewing it as deserved retribution for a government willing to move mountains to campaign for the CS while neglecting ordinary Kenyans.

The fact that President Uhuru Kenyatta flew to Addis Ababa without addressing the matter of Kenya Defence Forces troops killed in Somalia played right into this narrative. Yet others lamented at the loss, pointing fingers at our alleged friends in foreign capitals who may have abandoned us; and castigating those who reacted otherwise for lacking patriotism.