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Annan backs Kenya riot tribunals | Annan backs Kenya riot tribunals |
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Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says the leaders of Kenya's post-election violence should face trial. | Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says the leaders of Kenya's post-election violence should face trial. |
The key perpetrators will be tried at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, but Mr Annan said it was vital that others were tried in Kenya. | The key perpetrators will be tried at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, but Mr Annan said it was vital that others were tried in Kenya. |
Mr Annan helped mediate a peace deal after the 2008 violence in which 1,300 were killed and 300,000 displaced. | Mr Annan helped mediate a peace deal after the 2008 violence in which 1,300 were killed and 300,000 displaced. |
He also warned that Kenya needs to speed up reforms if a repeat of the communal riots was to be avoided. | He also warned that Kenya needs to speed up reforms if a repeat of the communal riots was to be avoided. |
At the end of his three-day visit to Kenya, Mr Annan said the government had assured him it would collaborate with the ICC. | At the end of his three-day visit to Kenya, Mr Annan said the government had assured him it would collaborate with the ICC. |
But he said he also supported the establishment of a local Truth and Reconciliation Commission. | But he said he also supported the establishment of a local Truth and Reconciliation Commission. |
"It is not either a local tribunal or the International Criminal Court. It is both. Both are needed," he said. | "It is not either a local tribunal or the International Criminal Court. It is both. Both are needed," he said. |
Risk of violence | Risk of violence |
The BBC's Will Ross in Nairobi says many Kenyans feel very little has been done to ensure the country stays on a peaceful path, especially as no one has yet been brought to justice for the 2008 killings. | The BBC's Will Ross in Nairobi says many Kenyans feel very little has been done to ensure the country stays on a peaceful path, especially as no one has yet been brought to justice for the 2008 killings. |
Annan calls for riot tribunals | Annan calls for riot tribunals |
But Mr Annan said Kenyan authorities had "downplayed" reports that rival ethnic groups were arming in readiness for the 2012 poll. | But Mr Annan said Kenyan authorities had "downplayed" reports that rival ethnic groups were arming in readiness for the 2012 poll. |
"They admitted there is an increased level of criminality in certain parts of the country, and efforts are being made to bring it under control," he said. | "They admitted there is an increased level of criminality in certain parts of the country, and efforts are being made to bring it under control," he said. |
He said that some progress on reforms had been made by the coalition government, but warned that fresh violence was "a serious risk if tangible reform is not achieved". | He said that some progress on reforms had been made by the coalition government, but warned that fresh violence was "a serious risk if tangible reform is not achieved". |
Violence erupted after incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the December 2007 elections, sparking accusations from his opponent Raila Odinga that the election was rigged. | Violence erupted after incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the December 2007 elections, sparking accusations from his opponent Raila Odinga that the election was rigged. |
The ensuing political violence soon turned into reprisal tribal killings, fuelled by long-held ethnic tensions and unresolved land disputes. | The ensuing political violence soon turned into reprisal tribal killings, fuelled by long-held ethnic tensions and unresolved land disputes. |
After weeks of bloodshed, the two men formed a power-sharing government with the president keeping his job and Mr Odinga brought in as prime minister. | After weeks of bloodshed, the two men formed a power-sharing government with the president keeping his job and Mr Odinga brought in as prime minister. |