Kenya’s president and top opposition leader launch a report that they call a road map for unifying the country and ending deadly violence around elections.
FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017 file photo, Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga gestures to thousands of supporters gathered in the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya's president and top opposition leader launched a report Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019 that they call a road map for unifying the country and ending deadly violence around elections.
Among the report’s recommendations is creating a prime minister post, replacing the electoral commission and nearly doubling county governments’ share of the national budget from 18% to 35%. The report was criticized by some observers, including those who had hoped for bolder recommendations against corruption.Economist David Ndii, who was Odinga’s chief strategist during the election, called the report an “Uhuru-Raila self-preservation political project.”has attempted to calm political violence. A truth and reconciliation commission report presented to Kenyatta in 2013 recommended prosecutions and reparations but has not been acted upon.
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