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      REMARKS BY H.E. WILLIAM S. RUTO
      21 September 2023
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      Signing of the Host Agreement of the Temporary Secretariat of the African Audio-visual and Cinema Commission (AACC)
      Signing of the Host Agreement of the Temporary Secretariat of the AACC
      18 February 2023

      H.E. Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development and H.E. Dr. Alfred N.

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      Chairperson of the African Union Commission congratulates H.E William Ruto as President-elect of the Republic of Kenya
      Chairperson congratulates H.E William Ruto as President-elect of Kenya
      5 September 2022

      Addis Ababa, 5th September, 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat warmly congratulates H.E William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto upon his election as the Pre

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      General Election for the Republic of Kenya
      General Election for the Republic of Kenya
      9 August 2022
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      AU-COMESA launch a Joint Election Observer Mission to the 2022 Kenya General Elections
      AU-COMESA launch a Joint Election Observer Mission
      5 August 2022

      The African Union (AU) and the Common Market for Southern and Eastern Africa (COMESA), today officially launched their joint election observation mission to the upcoming General Elections in Kenya.

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      The African Union Deploys Election Expert Mission to Kenya
      The African Union Deploys Election Expert Mission to Kenya
      28 June 2022
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      H.E. Amb. Ukur Yatani, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury And Planning
      14 June 2022
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      The African Union Deploys a Pre-election Assessment Mission to Kenya
      The African Union Deploys a Pre-election Assessment Mission to Kenya
      16 May 2022

      Following an invitation from the Government of the Republic of Kenya to the African Union to observe the forthcoming General Elections scheduled for 9 August 2022,

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      President Kenyatta highlights Africa’s progress in defeating malaria Country ownership, partnerships, community involvement and global solidarity  critical for sustained resource mobilisation needed in the malaria battle
      President Kenyatta highlights Africa’s progress in defeating malaria
      6 February 2022
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      8th Africa regional platform for DDR and the seventh high-level meeting : " Towards Disaster Risk-Informed Development for a Resilient Africa in a Covid-19 Transformed World "
      8th Africa regional platform for DDR and the seventh high-level meeting
      16 November 2021

      Towards Disaster Risk-Informed Development for a Resilient Africa in a Covid-19 Transformed World

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      African Union Lauds Kenya's Court Ruling Against Female Genital Mutilation
      African Union Lauds Kenya's Court Ruling Against Female Genital Mutilation
      22 March 2021

      The African Union Commission, Women, Gender and Youth Directorate, has lauded a decision by the High Court of the Republic of Kenya, dismissing a case in which a medical doctor had challenged the p

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      Credentials by H.E. Ms. Jean Njeri Kamau, new Permanent Representative of Kenya to the AU
      Credentials by H.E. Ms. Jean Njeri Kamau, new Permanent Representative of Kenya
      17 March 2021

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