Details of how Amina Mohamed lost African Union Commission election

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed. She lost her bid to chair the African Union Commission. [PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE/Standard]

Details have emerged that some East African countries may have undermined Kenya's candidate for the position of chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC).

Amina Mohamed lost to Chad's Foreign Affairs minister, Moussa Faki Mahamat, in the Monday vote by African leaders.