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Kenya wins UN Security Council seat

A past UN Security Council meeting. Kenya on June 18, 2020 won the Africa seat. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  VALERIE KOGA

Kenya on Thursday evening won the Africa seat at the UN Security Council after garnering 129 votes against Djibouti's 62 votes in the second round of voting.

Some 191 member states voted on Thursday.

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