Kenya to champion region’s issues at UN Security Council

Ambassador Martin Kimani, Kenya's Permanent representative to the UN while delivering his maiden speech as Kenya took its seat at the UNSC for two years on January 4, 2020. [Courtesy, Standard]

Kenya has said it will champion regional issues after taking its seat at the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term.

Speaking during the installation of the country’s flag at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday evening, Permanent Representative Martin Kimani said Kenya “will work daily to ensure we live in a peaceful and secure region and in a global order that is respectful of our sovereignty”.