Kenyan bishops plead for peace, fear post-election violence
August 16, 2017
The Catholic bishops of Kenya have called for calm in the wake of disputed general elections.
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An independent electoral commission declared on August 11 that incumber President Uhuru Kenyatta had been re-elected. But his rival Raila Odinga has contested the results.
Violence flared over the past weekend, with 24 people reportedly killed. The Catholic bishops issued an appeal for peace, fearing a repetition of the bursts of violence that followed elections in 2007 and 2008, causing hundreds of deaths and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.
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