Kenya: America Ups Pressure on Kibaki and Raila to Sack Police and Justice Chiefs

15 August 2009

Nairobi — President Barack Obama's administration has dramatically stepped up pressure on the grand coalition in demanding the removal of four top officials it says are frustrating the implementation of institutional reforms in Kenya.

The United States has asked President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to dismiss the officials, who hold senior positions in the governance and law and order sector, if the international community is to take seriously the government's vow to reform key institutions.

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