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Kenya tells off UN chief Ban

United Nation Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Angered by the dismissal of its three-star general from a United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, Kenya has now told off UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, triggering a diplomatic row.

Kenya announced that it will not work with the global body’s peacekeeping department. It also accused the UN secretariat of “disrespect” and “bureaucratic arrogance”.

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