Kenya disowns reports it has endorsed UAE candidate for UN chief
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NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 27 – Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei has denied that Kenya has endorsed any candidate in the race to succeed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, contradicting reports that the government had thrown its weight behind United Arab Emirates diplomat Lana Nusseibeh.
Sing’oei said Nairobi was still assessing the contenders seeking to lead the global organisation, insisting that the government had not settled on a preferred candidate despite an announcement by Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi that Kenya supported Nusseibeh.
“Quite to the contrary, Kenya has not expressed support for any candidate at this point,” Sing’oei said.
