By the time Dr Monica Juma, Kenya’s candidate for the Commonwealth withdrew from the race to be the next Secretary-General, a campaign schedule had been arranged to tour the Caribbean region.
The trip to the Caribbean, one Kenyan diplomat told The EastAfrican on Thursday, would have been an important one because the region and Africa had combined forces to back the incumbent Patricia Scotland. The 19 African members of the Commonwealth had only recently, through the African Union, endorsed Dr Juma’s bid, cementing her as a favourite. When she quit the race last week, the trip meant for this weekend was cancelled.
