Hague talk brings fear and hope of justice

• Former president Moi leads vigorous reconciliation drive to avert a future outbreak of election-related chaos

Mr Kinyanjui also made reference to the recent report released by the UN special rapporteur, Prof Philip Alston, on extra judicial killings, which indicted the Police Force, the Attorney- General’s office other institutions in the country.

He said that, if the recommendations of the report were not acted upon, “we might have a worse scenario in 2012.”

“Keeping peace is everyone’s responsibility, and it must start from individuals. Kenyans must always remember what happened last year and the day that the National Accord was signed should be observed as a national holiday called the National Cohesion and Healing Day,” Mr Kinyanjui said.

Other leaders who spoke at the peace rallies said the two Grand Coalition Government principals should focus on implementing Agenda 4 of the National Accord, as well as addressing national and regional socio-economic and political issues.

Judicial reforms

They also called for, among other pressing issues, constitutional, institutional, police, land and judicial reforms.

They said the government must urgently address youth unemployment, poverty, inequity, access to opportunity and regional imbalances in addition to consolidating national cohesion, promoting transparency and accountability in the affairs of government and fighting corruption.

Reported by Simon Siele, Peter Ng’etich, George Sayagie and Macharia Mwangi