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Slow Kenya prosecution 'disappoints' US
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton address delegates during the official opening of the 8th Agoa summit in Nairobi on Wednesday. She expressed US disappointment at the slow pace of prosecuting post election violence suspects. Photo/ FREDRICK ONYANGO
Posted Wednesday, August 5 2009 at 15:51
In Summary
- Mrs Clinton optimistic that the country’s leadership is 'up to the task.'
On whether the US would consider banning the suspects of the post election violence from setting foot there, she said: “These are options that are always available and open to us. We however hope that we don’t get to that point.”
President Kibaki assured the US government that the reform agenda was on course and would be completed 'within the shortest time possible.’
The government, said the president, intended to significantly reform its security, judicial and democratic processes and attain full accountability for all its actions.
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Submitted by aakegodePosted August 06, 2009 04:15 PM
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Submitted by KenyanObama
Delaying tactics are being applied by our leaders to set in motion a local tribunal, and this will be dragged right until elections 2012 so more violence can erupt. How can a gazelle take itself to a lion? I am sure that under the current crop of leadership, we wont see these prosecutions take place. It is no secret who the perpetrators are. We already know them and they are the ones most opposed to having this system set in place.
Posted August 06, 2009 11:10 AM -
Submitted by olegaita66
Kenyans are even more dissapointed.Moi who unleashed tyranny upon Kenyans is still walking free.Ruto who obviously participated in murdering people in RV is still in cabinet.Why should even elect our leaders?
Posted August 06, 2009 07:43 AM -
Submitted by mzee_moja
Raila has not failed. If Kibaki has failed its not the PM. Kibaki failed long time ago and we blame Raila for declaring "K TOSHA". If people might look at our politics critically, tribalism aside, Raila can make the best presso and bring things under control. I will vote Raila for executive president.Power sharing my foot! Bure kabisa!!
Posted August 06, 2009 05:09 AM -
Submitted by Jellyfish
The US should stop lecturing us. We dont lecture them on why they haven't passed healthcare in their own country. They are asking our leaders to do something that the Parliament is opposed to. They should let the Hague takeover if Kenya doesnt move on it's own.
Posted August 06, 2009 02:54 AM
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A local tribunal as important as it may be, will as well end up usurping more resources meant for the current struggling matters not to mention casting current cases by the wayside and further down the 'waiting to be dealt with' list..... Should the government now embark on another (failing) mission to try another avalanche of cases? It will all end up in years of back log for everybody and everyone will loose. Try the cases in the UK, US, the Hague, anywhere, but Kenya! There is justice delayed here...!