Kenya: What Kenya Has Going for It in Bid for Security Council Seat

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The UN's Security Council has the primary responsibility of maintaining international peace and security. It enjoys robust powers including the imposition of sanctions and authorisation of military action when international peace is threatened.

Given the Council's preeminent role in international affairs it is not surprising that most states aspire to membership.

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