Kenya: Annan Calls On Kenyans to Reject Violence and Hatred During Election

Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Saturday (February 23rd) called on Kenyans to repudiate violence and hatred during and after the upcoming elections in order to avoid a repeat of the 2007-2008 post-election violence.

"Intimidation, electoral violence and ethnic rivalry have the potential to undermine and jeopardise the whole process," he said in a statement on behalf of the African Union Panel of Eminent African Personalities. "And that is why recent violent events and increasing tensions in the run-up to the elections are deeply worrying."

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