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BBC - Kenya set to get truth commission - Fri 10/24/2008
Kenya set to get truth commission
BBC - Kenya's parliament has approved a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) to probe human rights violations and historical injustices. Those found guilty of genocide and other human rights violations will not be eligible for amnesty.
The move comes amidst debate on how to deal with those implicated in the violence that broke out after the disputed elections in December 2007. An international tribunal has been urged to try those behind the clashes. More than 1,500 people were killed and some 300,000 more fled their homes in the unrest.
President Mwai Kibaki and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga, now prime minister, signed a power-sharing deal in February to bring an end to the crisis and formed a coalition government.
Culture of impunity
The setting up the TJRC was recommended by the National Dialogue and Reconciliation Committee which was formed to deliberate on the root causes of the post-election violence. The clashes were blamed on unresolved historical injustices such as distribution of land and state resources, and alleged human rights violations by previous governments and political leaders.
The TJRC will investigate crimes committed since the country's independence in 1963 to February 2008.
It will have nine commissioners - six Kenyans and three foreigners. The foreign commissioners will be appointed by the team of African Eminent Personalities which mediated the power-sharing deal along with former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Correspondents say the TJRC is separate from the international tribunal, which was the recommendation of a separate commission of inquiry set up after the violence, headed by Justice Phillip Waki.
It found that politicians and businessmen on all sides had stirred up violence after the polls. Last week, Mr Waki handed over a sealed list of suspects to Mr Annan, the chief mediator of the power-sharing agreement.
It was agreed that if an international tribunal was not set up within 60 days, Mr Annan would hand over the names to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
Politicians have clashed over the Waki report's recommendations, with some calling for unconditional amnesty for those implicated. Others insist that those involved should be prosecuted as amnesty would encourage impunity.
President Mwai Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU) says that the report should be implemented fully within the framework of a new constitution. [more stalling??]
Mr Annan urged the Kenyan government to set up the tribunal, saying the long culture of impunity must end.
Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/7688505.stm
Published: 2008/10/24 10:52:33 GMT
© BBC MMVIII
BBC - Kenya's parliament has approved a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) to probe human rights violations and historical injustices. Those found guilty of genocide and other human rights violations will not be eligible for amnesty.
The move comes amidst debate on how to deal with those implicated in the violence that broke out after the disputed elections in December 2007. An international tribunal has been urged to try those behind the clashes. More than 1,500 people were killed and some 300,000 more fled their homes in the unrest.
President Mwai Kibaki and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga, now prime minister, signed a power-sharing deal in February to bring an end to the crisis and formed a coalition government.
Culture of impunity
The setting up the TJRC was recommended by the National Dialogue and Reconciliation Committee which was formed to deliberate on the root causes of the post-election violence. The clashes were blamed on unresolved historical injustices such as distribution of land and state resources, and alleged human rights violations by previous governments and political leaders.
The TJRC will investigate crimes committed since the country's independence in 1963 to February 2008.
It will have nine commissioners - six Kenyans and three foreigners. The foreign commissioners will be appointed by the team of African Eminent Personalities which mediated the power-sharing deal along with former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Correspondents say the TJRC is separate from the international tribunal, which was the recommendation of a separate commission of inquiry set up after the violence, headed by Justice Phillip Waki.
It found that politicians and businessmen on all sides had stirred up violence after the polls. Last week, Mr Waki handed over a sealed list of suspects to Mr Annan, the chief mediator of the power-sharing agreement.
It was agreed that if an international tribunal was not set up within 60 days, Mr Annan would hand over the names to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
Politicians have clashed over the Waki report's recommendations, with some calling for unconditional amnesty for those implicated. Others insist that those involved should be prosecuted as amnesty would encourage impunity.
President Mwai Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU) says that the report should be implemented fully within the framework of a new constitution. [more stalling??]
Mr Annan urged the Kenyan government to set up the tribunal, saying the long culture of impunity must end.
Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/7688505.stm
Published: 2008/10/24 10:52:33 GMT
© BBC MMVIII
Monday, October 20, 2008
Today's headlines - Mon 10/20/2008
See also previous post from BBC, Annan backs election violence probe.
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Annan backs Kenya violence probe - Mon 10/20/2008
Annan backs Kenya violence probe
(BBC) - Kofi Annan has urged the Kenyan government to set up a tribunal for people accused of involvement in violence after last year's elections.
The former UN secretary general brokered a power-sharing deal which ended the violence in February.
Establishing such a tribunal was a central recommendation of a commission headed by a senior judge, Philip Waki, which submitted its report last week.
The commission found that politicians on all sides had stirred up violence.
Mr Waki also said that the police had used excessive force against protestors.
'No impunity'
The commission gave Mr Annan a sealed envelope containing the names of suspects and he told the BBC he would pass on the information to prosecutors at the appropriate time.
"I think it is important that the government acts on it," he told the BBC's Network Africa. "The victims demand justice too."
"The tendency sometimes to protect the perpetrators for the sake of peace - 'forget and let's move on' - doesn't help society. Impunity should not be allowed to stand."
More than 1,500 people were killed and some 300,000 more fled their homes after then opposition leader Raila Odinga said he had been cheated of victory by President Mwai Kibaki.
Under the deal brokered by Mr Annan, Mr Odinga became prime minister and his Orange Democratic Movement took an equal share of cabinet posts with Mr Kibaki's party.
Mr Annan dismissed the idea that the Kenyan example had set a dangerous precedent for Africa, by encouraging the idea that even if you lose you can still enter a power-sharing coalition.
"The concept of winning or losing elections is something that we should internalise," he said.
"We cannot go and create problems and expect to share power."
He said he thought that Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga had both gone into the elections hoping to win, but the vote had resulted in an "almost perfect political gridlock".
"I had come the conclusion during the negotiations that any attempt to re-run the elections, to re-tally, to re-count, would have led to more killings, and there was no certainty that either side would accept the results," Mr Annan said.
Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/7679320.stm
Published: 2008/10/20 09:52:10 GMT© BBC MMVIII
(BBC) - Kofi Annan has urged the Kenyan government to set up a tribunal for people accused of involvement in violence after last year's elections.
The former UN secretary general brokered a power-sharing deal which ended the violence in February.
Establishing such a tribunal was a central recommendation of a commission headed by a senior judge, Philip Waki, which submitted its report last week.
The commission found that politicians on all sides had stirred up violence.
Mr Waki also said that the police had used excessive force against protestors.
'No impunity'
The commission gave Mr Annan a sealed envelope containing the names of suspects and he told the BBC he would pass on the information to prosecutors at the appropriate time.
"I think it is important that the government acts on it," he told the BBC's Network Africa. "The victims demand justice too."
Any attempt to re-run the elections, to re-tally, to re-count, would
have led to more killings
Kofi Annan
"The tendency sometimes to protect the perpetrators for the sake of peace - 'forget and let's move on' - doesn't help society. Impunity should not be allowed to stand."
More than 1,500 people were killed and some 300,000 more fled their homes after then opposition leader Raila Odinga said he had been cheated of victory by President Mwai Kibaki.
Under the deal brokered by Mr Annan, Mr Odinga became prime minister and his Orange Democratic Movement took an equal share of cabinet posts with Mr Kibaki's party.
Mr Annan dismissed the idea that the Kenyan example had set a dangerous precedent for Africa, by encouraging the idea that even if you lose you can still enter a power-sharing coalition.
"The concept of winning or losing elections is something that we should internalise," he said.
"We cannot go and create problems and expect to share power."
He said he thought that Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga had both gone into the elections hoping to win, but the vote had resulted in an "almost perfect political gridlock".
"I had come the conclusion during the negotiations that any attempt to re-run the elections, to re-tally, to re-count, would have led to more killings, and there was no certainty that either side would accept the results," Mr Annan said.
Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/7679320.stm
Published: 2008/10/20 09:52:10 GMT© BBC MMVIII
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