Kenya: Debate Heats Up in Week Before Kenyan Constitution Vote

Campaigns in Kenya for the referendum on a new constitution enter the final week, with President Mwai Kibaki leading a spirited effort for the adoption of the draft, while a number of influential politicians and church leaders are waging a concerted effort to defeat it.

The attainment of a new constitution was part of the accord that set up Kenya's grand coalition government, formed after the bloody aftermath of the contested election that saw President Kibaki returned to office under controversial circumstances in December 2007.

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