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09NAIROBI279
2009-02-13 09:19:00
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Embassy Nairobi
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KOFI ANNAN PRESS STATEMENT ON PARLIAMENT'S FAILURE
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UNCLAS NAIROBI 000279
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E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG SENV SOCI KE
SUBJECT: KOFI ANNAN PRESS STATEMENT ON PARLIAMENT'S FAILURE
TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
UNCLAS NAIROBI 000279
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/E, DRL FOR MOLLIE DAVIS
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG SENV SOCI KE
SUBJECT: KOFI ANNAN PRESS STATEMENT ON PARLIAMENT'S FAILURE
TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
1. Kenya's Parliament on February 12 rejected a
constitutional amendment to establish a Special Tribunal to
try perpetrators, organizers, and financiers of the post-
election violence that occurred in the wake of Kenya's
botched 2007 general elections (Septel). Creation of a
Special Tribunal was one of the key recommendations of the
Commission of Inquiry into Post-election Violence, which was
established as part of the Kofi Annan-led mediation efforts
that ended Kenya's post-election crisis. On February 13,
Kofi Annan issued the following press statement:
Begin Text:
Panel of Eminent African Personalities
H.E KOFI ANNAN ON THE DEFEAT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA
AMENDMENT BILL IN PARLIAMENT
13 February 2009
I am disappointed that the Constitution of Kenya Amendment
Bill 2009, which would have paved the way for the
establishment of a Special Tribunal in Kenya, was defeated in
Parliament yesterday. This development is a major setback to
the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission
of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence (CIPEV). I believe
it is also a blow to efforts aimed at ending the culture of
impunity in Kenya, which is a central objective of the Kenya
National Dialogue and Reconciliation process.
Ending impunity is critical to addressing the root causes of
the crisis that engulfed Kenya last year. The findings of the
just-released independent report on the implementation of the
KNDR agreements and the defeat of the bill have underscored
the absolute necessity for Kenya's political leadership to
live up to their responsibilities and to redouble their
efforts to implement the agreements, particularly those under
Agenda Item Four, if Kenya is to avoid a recurrence of
violence in the immediate future.
The CIPEV report was clear in its recommendations, which the
Government has accepted. The Panel will NOW review the
actions it should take in line with the spirit, letter and
intent of that report.
End Text.
RANNEBERGER
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/E, DRL FOR MOLLIE DAVIS
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG SENV SOCI KE
SUBJECT: KOFI ANNAN PRESS STATEMENT ON PARLIAMENT'S FAILURE
TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
1. Kenya's Parliament on February 12 rejected a
constitutional amendment to establish a Special Tribunal to
try perpetrators, organizers, and financiers of the post-
election violence that occurred in the wake of Kenya's
botched 2007 general elections (Septel). Creation of a
Special Tribunal was one of the key recommendations of the
Commission of Inquiry into Post-election Violence, which was
established as part of the Kofi Annan-led mediation efforts
that ended Kenya's post-election crisis. On February 13,
Kofi Annan issued the following press statement:
Begin Text:
Panel of Eminent African Personalities
H.E KOFI ANNAN ON THE DEFEAT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA
AMENDMENT BILL IN PARLIAMENT
13 February 2009
I am disappointed that the Constitution of Kenya Amendment
Bill 2009, which would have paved the way for the
establishment of a Special Tribunal in Kenya, was defeated in
Parliament yesterday. This development is a major setback to
the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission
of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence (CIPEV). I believe
it is also a blow to efforts aimed at ending the culture of
impunity in Kenya, which is a central objective of the Kenya
National Dialogue and Reconciliation process.
Ending impunity is critical to addressing the root causes of
the crisis that engulfed Kenya last year. The findings of the
just-released independent report on the implementation of the
KNDR agreements and the defeat of the bill have underscored
the absolute necessity for Kenya's political leadership to
live up to their responsibilities and to redouble their
efforts to implement the agreements, particularly those under
Agenda Item Four, if Kenya is to avoid a recurrence of
violence in the immediate future.
The CIPEV report was clear in its recommendations, which the
Government has accepted. The Panel will NOW review the
actions it should take in line with the spirit, letter and
intent of that report.
End Text.
RANNEBERGER