Lobbying for global jobs dealt a blow as 3 of 10 Kenyans succeed

Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed failed to clinch African Union Commission chairperson post. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE

Nairobi’s lobbying for Kenyans seeking jobs at international organisations had the worst performance this year under President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration with the prominent miss being the pursuit of African Union Commission chairperson, Foreign Affairs documents reveal.

The documents, tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, indicate that government-backed officials lost seven of the 10 positions sought in international organisations in the year to June, reflecting a 30 per cent success rate.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.