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Article: Annan urges Kenya to disband the militia
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- April 20, 2008
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Annan urges Kenya to disband the militia
NAIROBI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Former UN secretary-general Kofi
Annan has called on the Kenyan government to prosecute militias
which are fanning political violence across the east African nation
which emerged from a three-month post election crisis recently.
Addressing a news conference in Nairobi before his departure late
Saturday, Annan reiterated the need for quick implementation of
recommendations of the negotiation team especially disbandment and
disarmament of militia and stressed the need to ensure pertinent
issues were fully addressed.
The former UN chief said the government ought to develop
effective mechanisms to disarm militia to ...