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CPIA statement on the Kenyan presidential elections 2007
Centre for Peace Initatives in Africa (CPIA)
January 08, 2008

The Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa (CPIA) would like to join the Africa Union and other voices in condemning the violence in Kenya following the announcement of the results of the Presidential elections.

We are deeply disturbed by the burning of women and children in a church in the Rift Valley city of Eldoret and the killing of more than 600 people countrywide;

CPIA is a regional peace organization based in Harare, Zimbabwe, established in February 2001 and endeavours to make a contribution towards the promotion of sustainable peace, stability and security in Africa, through conflict prevention, management and resolution.

We have over the past four years worked with various national and regional stakeholders to promote the implementation of instruments on the holding of democratic elections and work towards the prevention of pre, during and post election conflict.

In this regard, we would like to urge all concerned parties in Kenya to;

• Condemn all acts of violence and immediately put an end to the loss of lives;
• Engage in meaningful dialogue and come up with solutions that promote unity and national building; and
• Work out a practical way forward that promotes reconciliation.

We would further like to urge all Africans to take a leaf from the Kenyan experience and as a people, to remind ourselves that the reason for holding elections is to provide the best opportunities for enhancing participation in the governance process and for the promotion of co-existence.

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