Kenya: Americans Want to Overthrow Government

1 December 2010

Nairobi — KENYA yesterday implied there was an attempt by the United States to overthrow the government.

In a statement reacting to the imminent release of 1800 diplomatic cables from the US embassy in Nairobi, Government spokesman Dr Alfred Mutua declared, "The government is aware that a lot of money has been allocated to fund the youth to cause an uprising against our country and lead us into turmoil in an attempt to install a new leadership structure." Mutua released the statement as US Under Secretary of State Maria Otero and ambassador Michael Ranneberger met representatives of the National Youth Forum, which consists of over 60 national youth organisations, at the ambassador's residence in Muthaiga, Nairobi.

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