Kenya has called for increased African self-reliance and continued adherence to multilateral norms and institutions, amid worsening global fragmentation sparked by conflict in Iran. Speaking at Chatham House in London, Kenya’s prime cabinet secretary and cabinet secretary for foreign and diaspora affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, described the current international environment as a historic inflection po...
Kenya’s strategic maneuvering reflects a profound recognition of systemic vulnerability – a vulnerability born from decades of reliance on Western-led global systems that have demonstrably failed to protect nations from cascading crises. The core pattern here is a desperate pivot, fueled by a belated realization that the traditional tools of diplomacy and global governance are insufficient against forces like resource competition and increasingly unhinged geopolitical ambitions. Mudavadi’s invoc...