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EU report says poll was flawed, calls for audit

Story by NATION Reporter
Publication Date: 1/1/2008

The European Union has said the General Election was flawed and fell short of the international standards.

The observation team is now calling for an independent audit of the election results, mainly the presidential ones.

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EU Chief Observer Alexander Graf Lambsdorff and Graham Elson address a news conference earlier today at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi

ef Observer, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, said though Kenyans had high expectations about the election, the exercise fell short of the UN Charter on Civil and Political Rights which Kenya had subscribed to.

Speaking at an international news conference held at Hotel Intercontinental, Mr Lambsdorff, said it was up to Kenya to decide the composition of the audit team and the time frame it should take.

“It is up to Kenyans also to decide what kind of action to take once the work of the audit team is completed,” he said.

Earlier, the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown called upon both President Kibaki and Raila Odinga to work for a solution.

Five people were killed last night in Mombasa and 13 others in Eldoret as violence continued to grip the country following the December 27 General Election.

In some parts of Nairobi, relative calm has been restored. Many shops have remained closed. Fuel shortages are being experienced as several Petrol Stations remain without fuel.

In Mathare slums of Nairobi, elders are calling for meetings to be held to encourage peace.

In Nakuru, gun shots were heard during the night, but no deaths or casualties have been reported yet.

In Mombasa and Eldoret, several houses belonging to people of one ethnic community were burnt.

Houses have been burnt in Langas estate in Eldoret.

The Nation has received distress calls from Molo, Marakwet and Timboroa, where residents said their houses had been burnt and were fleeing for their lives.




From: AFRICAST