By JEREMIAH KIPLANG’AT jkiplangat@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Thursday, February 28 2013 at 12:22
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to
Kenyans to ensure that peace reigns during Monday's General Election.The UN boss said Kenya had come a long
way in preparing for the polls, the first elections after the bungled
presidential vote in 2007. Mr Ban telephoned President Kibaki
Wednesday and expressed “his sincere hope and belief that Kenyans
working together and putting the collective interest of their country
above any other consideration can ensure that the upcoming elections
will be peaceful and credible".President Kibaki will hand over power to the next Head of State after the March 4 elections.In a statement, Mr Ban also gave a
thumbs-up to efforts made to strengthen “Kenya’s democracy and its
electoral system since the last general election".“He (Mr Ban) trusts that efforts made at
many levels to prevent a repeat of past violence will be redoubled
during the remainder of the campaign” the statement said.The Secretary General underscored the importance of
respecting the independence of the Judiciary and the authority of the
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) entrusted with
organising the free, fair and credible elections.He also praised the presidential
candidates "for reaffirming their commitment to a peaceful and tolerant
campaign and also for appealing to their supporters to do the same
including rejecting inflammatory and fraudulent actions".
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