AFRICA : KENYA : LEADERS DISCUSS VIOLENCE AFFECTS ON VOTE

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NAIROBI, October 12, 2012 (CISA) –The Panel of Eminent African Personalities on Thursday October 11 urged Kenya to deal with the rising cases of violence in parts of the country before elections are held in March next year. Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan who heads the panel told a news conference in Nairobi it was worrying that the violence was occurring a few months before the elections and cautioned the government to contain the situation in order to avoid a repeat of the 2008 violence. “The panel is deeply concerned by an increase in tensions and violence..."

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