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Viewing cable 08NAIROBI10, KENYA ELECTIONS: COMMONWEALTH OBSERVER GROUP PRESS RELEASE

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NAIROBI 000010 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE
SUBJECT: KENYA ELECTIONS: COMMONWEALTH OBSERVER GROUP PRESS RELEASE 
 
1. The Commonwealth Observer Group issued the following Statement by 
Chairperson of teh Commonwealth Observer Group on December 31, 2007. 
 
 
Begin text: 
 
Commonwealth Observer Group 
Kenya General Elections, 27 December 2007 
News Release 
 
Statement by HE Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, former President of Sierra 
Leone and 
Chairperson of the Commowealth Observer Group for Kenya Elections: 
 
A number of leaders I have met in Kenya who play important roles in 
the society are concerned about the deteriorating situation which 
has resulted in the loss of life and property in some parts of the 
country. In my interaction with them, they spoke with one voice in 
support of the following: 
 
-Leaders of political parties should meet immediately and publicly 
call for  calm. 
-The rule of law must be respected. 
-ECK is the only body constitutionally mandated to announce election 
results. 
-Those who are aggrieved should appeal through the courts of law 
-Electoral petitions should be dealt with in an expeditious manner, 
possibly  with regional and international assistance. 
 
I therefore join them in appealing to all Kenyans to maintain the 
peace for stability in the country. 
 
31 December 2007 
End text. 
 
2. The Commonwealth Observer Group issed the following Interim 
Statement on December 29, 2007. 
 
Begin text. 
 
COMMONWEALTH OBSERVER GROUP 
Kenya General Election 
27 December 2007 
 
Interim Statement by H.E. Dr Ahmad Tejlln Kabbah, 
Chairperson, Commonwealth Observer Group 
29 December 2007 
 
 
Following our arrival in Nairobi. Our observers were briefed by 
various stakeholders: including the Electoral Commission of Kenya 
(ECK), major political parties, civil society as well as domestic 
and international observers. We then deployed around the country on 
23 December 2007 and have now returned to Nairobi. We met and 
exchanged views with District Election Coordinators, the police, 
local p~ officials, and other observers. We were able to observe the 
campaigns, the final preparations prior to polling day, the polls, 
the count and the tallying process. 
 
We are grateful to the people of Kenya for their welcome, the 
openness with which they interacted with us and their willingness to 
learn and share experiences. 
 
We note that these elections were the most competitive in the 
country's history. 
We commend the people of Kenya for their enthusiasm, patience and 
determination to perform their civic responsibility by turning out 
in their large numbers at various polling stations, in. most cases 
from very early in the morning. This illustrates the eagerness of 
Kenyans to exercise their democratic rights and contribute to the 
growth of Kenya's democracy. We congratulate them for their peaceful 
and orderly conduct during the polls and are confident that this 
will further strengthen and deepen democratic culture in Kenya. 
 
Thus far, we are impressed by the professionalism and commitment 
exhibited by the officials of the Electoral Commission of Kenya 
(ECK) in the process. The successful conduct of the poll is a credit 
to their planning and organizational skills. It is our hope that the 
electoral process will conclude in the same manner. 
 
We observed that, to a very large extent, procedures outlined by the 
ECK for polling were adhered to. There were, however, aspects that 
did not meet the prescribed guidelines. These include: 
 
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-Confusion about how the ECK disaggregated the names on the voters' 
 
register for the streams in each polling centre; 
-In any election. The secrecy of the ballot is sacrosanct. We were 
therefore concerned at the improper assistance to illiterate voters 
which compromised the privacy of the voter and the confidentiality 
of the vote; 
-some polling clerks did not adhere to the requirement of loudly 
calling out names of voters; 
-properly identifying ECK officials and other authorized persons at 
polling stations because they did not have conspicuous 
identification. 
 
We also noted that a number of logistical problems resulted in the 
late opening of some polling stations and thus delayed the start of 
the voting process. The initiative of the ECK to extend the polling 
hours in the polling stations that opened late is to be commended 
and we were pleased to note that voters who remained in the queue 
were able to east their ballots. 
 
We were informed that this election would be greatly influenced by 
ethnic considerations. If so, this would be a disturbing trend that 
should be addressed to ensure national cohesion and peaceful 
coexistence. 
 
The failure by the state funded Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) 
to provide balanced coverage to different parties, as required by 
law, was a matter of concern to us. 
We were also concerned at the reported use of state resources for 
party political purposes. 
While we note that for the first time in the country's history, over 
100 women were candidates in these elections, we would however 
encourage the Government and political parties to initiate measures 
aimed at increasing women's participation in the political process, 
in order to strengthen their representation at all levels of 
government. 
Prior to the polling, there were reports of: politically-related 
violence, particularly those directed against women, which 
threatened the polls. We are however pleased that the Election Day 
was conducted in an orderly and peaceful a1mosphere. 
 
We are now in the process of compiling our full report which will 
contain details of our findings, conclusions and recommendations. We 
will issue a statement prior to our departure from Kenya on 1 
January 2008. 
 
While we have expressed concerns about certain issues mentioned 
above, it is our judgment, as expressed in this Interim Statement, 
that the election process so far is credible. 
As Kenyan await the fmal result, which have been very slow to be 
concluded, we urge everyone to maintain please during this crucial 
phase" of tbe electoral process and ask party leaders and their 
supporters to accept the outcome of the elections. 
Nairobi 
29 December 2007 
End text. 
RANNEBERGER