Annan: Kenya must prevent new chaos

Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general, has said Kenyans want their coalition government to take action on impunity and political reforms before the next general election in 2012.

Annan, who chaired negotiations between the opposition and Mwai Kibaki, the president, after a disputed election triggered violence, said on Sunday that dealing with the issues would avoid a repeat of last year’s unrest.

At least 1,300 people died in the violence and 300,000 were uprooted from their homes after Raila Odinga, the then-leader of the opposition, disputed Kibaki’s win in the December 2007 poll.

Kibaki remained president and Odinga became prime minister in a coalition government formed after the negotiations.

‘More expected’

"Clearly the Kenyan people are expecting more from the coalition government, more unity of purpose, more progress on the reform agenda and more concrete action to end impunity and combat corruption," Annan said after arriving in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

"The challenge is to achieve these reforms before the country enters the next electoral cycle in about one year or 18 months’ time. That is what I will be discussing here, starting with the two principals."

 

 

Source: Africa Daily

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