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| Kenya set to get truth commission | Kenya set to get truth commission |
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| Kenya's parliament has approved a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) to probe human rights violations and historical injustices. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | 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 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 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | President Mwai Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU) says that the report should be implemented fully within the framework of a new constitution. |
| Mr Annan urged the Kenyan government to set up the tribunal, saying the long culture of impunity must end. | Mr Annan urged the Kenyan government to set up the tribunal, saying the long culture of impunity must end. |