Kenya Risks Election Violence With Mood Polarized, Group Says
- ‘Serious concern’ raised over potential bloodshed, NDI says
- Group says killings, political violence already taking place
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Kenya’s government has failed to put adequate measures in place to deal with a potential outbreak of violence around elections in August, the National Democratic Institute said.
The chances of unrest at the time of the Aug. 8 ballot have been heightened by an “extremely polarized” political environment, the Washington-based advocacy group said in a statement on its website Monday. An NDI delegation traveled to the country last week to meet political leaders, electoral and government officials, among others.