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Kenya awaits ethnic clashes probe Probe urges Kenya clashes court
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Kenya's coalition leaders are due to receive a report into the ethnic violence that shook the country earlier this year after disputed polls. An international tribunal should be set up in Kenya to try those implicated in clashes after December's disputed poll, an inquiry into the violence says.
The inquiry was asked to look into the role of political parties and the state security forces in the violence. The commission found that in some areas, the violence was planned and organised with the support of politicians and businessmen.
The BBC's Peter Greste in Kenya says the political split after the December elections became an ethnic one, and Kenya moved to the edge of civil war. A BBC reporter says the political split after the polls became an ethnic one, and Kenya neared a civil war.
More than 1,500 people were killed and some 300,000 more fled their homes.More than 1,500 people were killed and some 300,000 more fled their homes.
After international mediation, President Mwai Kibaki and then opposition leader Raila Odinga signed a power-sharing deal in February, forming a coalition government in which Mr Odinga became prime minister. Justice Phillip Waki headed the commission of inquiry which looked into the role of political parties and the state security forces in the violence.
Justice Philip Waki headed the commission of inquiry, which was appointed following recommendations by the mediation team lead by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. His report was presented to President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga and will be made public immediately.
His team is presenting the report to Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga. After international mediation, President Kibaki and then-opposition leader Mr Odinga signed a power-sharing deal in February, forming a coalition government.
The commission of inquiry was appointed following recommendations by the mediation team lead by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
On Tuesday, the cabinet said it would implement the recommendations of another inquiry into electoral fraud which called for a radical overhaul of the electoral commission.On Tuesday, the cabinet said it would implement the recommendations of another inquiry into electoral fraud which called for a radical overhaul of the electoral commission.
'Scope too narrow' Warning
Our correspondent says when Kenyans started killing other Kenyans earlier this year, few observers saw it coming, with the country having experienced nothing like it for more than a generation. The BBC's Peter Greste in the capital, Nairobi, says when Kenyans started killing other Kenyans earlier this year, few observers saw it coming, with the country having experienced nothing like it for more than a generation.
It was only after diplomats led by Mr Annan stepped in to knock heads together that the temperature cooled.It was only after diplomats led by Mr Annan stepped in to knock heads together that the temperature cooled.
A key part of the deal was the Waki Commission, set up partly to find out what was behind the orgy of violence, but also to make sure it never happens again.A key part of the deal was the Waki Commission, set up partly to find out what was behind the orgy of violence, but also to make sure it never happens again.
Human rights groups have complained that the commission's time was too short, its resources too small, and its scope too narrow for it to make any real headway. Human rights say that in the past, the government has tended to ignore the findings of similar inquiries.
They say that in the past, the government has tended to ignore the findings of similar inquiries. But they warn that the government cannot afford to do that this time round, if it wants to avoid another blood-bath.
But they also warn that the government cannot afford to do that this time round, if it wants to avoid another blood-bath.