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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NAIROBI 000371 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
SUBJECT: KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: FEBRUARY 4 AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN PNU AND ODM 
 
¶1. On February 4, PNU and ODM issued the following public 
statement. 
 
Begin text. 
 
Public Statement 
 
Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation 
 
Mediated by H.E. Kofi Annan and the Panel of Eminent 
African Personalities 
 
Feb 4, 2008 
 
Preamble: 
 
Goal: To ensure that the National Dialogue and 
Reconciliation is carried out in a continuous and 
sustained manner towards resolving the political crisis 
arising from the disputed presidential electoral results 
as well as the ensuing violence in Kenya, in line with the 
agreement between His Excellency Mwai Kibaki and 
Honourable Raila Odinga, as publicly announced on 24th 
January and reaffirmed on 29th January 2008 at County Hall 
in Nairobi. 
 
The final goal of the National Dialogue and Reconciliation 
is to achieve sustainable peace, stability and justice in 
Kenya through the rule of law and respect for human rights. 
 
¶1. With Respect to Immediate Measures to Address the 
Humanitarian Crisis: 
 
a. Assist and encourage displaced persons to go back to 
their homes or other areas and to have safe passage and 
security throughout 
 
b. Provide adequate security and protection, particularly 
for vulnerable groups, including women and children in the 
camps. 
 
c. Provision of basic services for people in displaced 
camps: 
 
-Ensure that there is adequate food, water, sanitation and 
shelter within the affected communities - both those in 
displaced camps and those remaining in their communities. 
 
-Provide medical assistance with a special focus for women, 
children, people living with HIV and AIDS and the disabled, 
currently in displaced camps. 
 
-Ensure all children have access to education. This will 
involve reconstruction of schools; encouraging return of 
teaching staff and provision of teaching materials, and 
assistance for children to return to their learning 
institutions. 
 
d.  Provide information centres where the affected can get 
easy access to information regarding the assistance that is 
available to them and how to access it, for example, 
support for reconstruction of livelihoods, or tracing of 
family members. 
 
e.  Operationalise the Humanitarian Fund for Mitigation of 
Effects and Resettlement of Victims of Post 2007 Election 
Violence expeditiously by establishing a bi-partisan, 
multi-sectoral Board with streamlined procedures to 
disburse funds rapidly. 
 
f. The Fund is open to public contributions and all 
citizens and friendly countries, governments and 
international institutions to donate generously. 
 
g.  Ensure close linkages with the ongoing national and 
international assistance to to enhance the effectiveness of 
delivery. 
 
h.  Ensure that victims of violence in urban areas are not 
neglected in the implementation of the above. 
 
i.  In order to promote food security, displaced farmers 
 
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should be assisted to return to their farms. All farmers 
affected by the crisis should be assisted and encouraged to 
safely resume their farming activities. 
 
¶2.  With Respect to Immediate Measures to Promote 
Reconciliation, Healing and Restoration: 
 
a.  Joint peace rallies should be convened by all leaders 
of parties to promote peace and reconciliation. 
 
b.  Ensure that the freedom of expression, press freedom 
and the right to peaceful assembly are upheld. 
 
c.  Peaceful assembly as guaranteed by the Constitution 
should be protected and facilitated. 
 
d.  All-inclusive Reconciliation and Peacebuilding 
Committees at the grassroots level should be established. 
The committees should involve the provincial 
administration, council of elders, women, the youth, 
conflict resolution/civil society organizations. 
 
e. Counseling support should be provided to those affected 
communities. 
 
f. A national resettlement programme should be developed. 
 
g. The law on registration of persons should be reviewed to 
remove the emphasis on ethnicity. 
 
h.  A Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission that 
includes local and international jurists should be 
established. 
 
i.  Welcome and encourage the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Human Rights investigatory team. 
 
 
¶3. Recommendation to Parliamentarians: 
 
Request the Speaker of Parliament to urgently convene a meeting 
of all members (Kamukunji) so that the Committee has the 
opportunity to inform Parliamentarians of the progress of the 
National Dialogue and Reconciliation. 
 
¶4. Briefing on Proqress to the Principals: 
 
The Panel of Eminent African Personalities will provide 
periodic joint briefings to H.E. Mwai Kibaki and Hon. Raila 
Odinga. 
 
¶5. Implementation of Recommendations: 
 
Weekly progress reports on implementation of these and other 
recommendations to be made to the Committee by the relevant 
parties/institutions. 
 
Signed this day, February 4, 2008 
 
On behalf of Government/PNU  On behalf of ODM 
 
Hon. Martha Karua   Hon. Musalia Mudavadi 
Hon. James Ongeri   Hon. William Ruto 
Hon. Mutula Kilonzo   Hon. Sally Kosgei 
Hon. Moses Wetangula   Hon. James Orengo 
 
Witnessed by: 
 
For Panel of Eminent African Personalities 
H.E. Kofi Annan 
Chairman 
 
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