Kenya's Western Allies Urge Talks to Break Elections Impasse
- U.S., EU and Carter Center want talks to resolve deadlock
- Kenya Supreme Court to begin hearing cases against Kenyatta
Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner of last month’s vote, which Odinga boycotted.
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Kenya’s key western trading partners and political allies urged talks to resolve a deadlock over the country’s presidential elections, as the nation’s top court began considering petitions challenging the outcome of last month’s vote rerun.
The Oct. 26 rerun of an annulled vote two months earlier has polarized the East African nation and exposed “deep tribal and ethnic rifts” that have characterized Kenyan politics in the past, the Atlanta-based Carter Center said Wednesday in an emailed statement. Its appeal for negotiations echoed similar calls by the European Union and the U.S. last week.