Chad's foreign minister Moussa Faki was elected as the chairman of the African Union commission on Monday. Faki's main rival in the last round of voting at the AU was Kenya's top diplomat Amina Mohamed.
Surprisingly, Kenyans across social media celebrated the loss of their foreign minister, arguing that a vote for Amina was a "vote for status quo, impunity, extrajudicial killings and corruption."
Below are some of the top reactions coming from Kenyans as they digest the results on Twitter using the hashtag, #WhyAminaLost.
#WhyAminaLost President Uhuru Kenya prioritized on 1.Amina over KDF. 2.Amina over Doctors/patients 3 . Amina over Lecturers/students
— Ng'ang'a The Blogger (@ItsNjokiKelvin) January 30, 2017
Those voting Wondered why Millions were being spent on Amina Lobbying while Kenyans are dying due to hunger #WhyAminaLost
— Cyprian, Is Nyakundi (@C_NyaKundiH) January 30, 2017
Following Amina's loss at the AU, the Govt has declared three days of National Mourning. We are one #AminaDDay #whyaminalost
— RUTO (@WilliamssRutto) January 30, 2017