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Kenyatta's bid to grab the Commonwealth's secretary general post angers members

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Kenyan defence minister Monica Juma with Kenya's head of state Uhuru Kenyatta.
Kenyan defence minister Monica Juma with Kenya's head of state Uhuru Kenyatta. © Compte Twitter Monica Juma SG Candidate for the Commonwealth

The Kenyan president's efforts to get his defence minister Monica Juma elected as the Commonwealth's secretary general during the 7 September summit has annoyed the alliance's other members, who dislike Kenya's attempts to monopolise positions in all other international organisations.

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