UN Secretary-General welcomes agreement on Kenya’s coalition Government
 14 April 2008 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the agreement on a grand coalition Government in Kenya formed by both major parties following months of post-election violence in which 1,000 people were killed and more than 300,000 others forced to flee their homes.
“The Secretary-General encourages both parties to urgently address” issues related to finding a solution to the root causes of the crisis, a statement issued by Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said.
Those causes include land reform, national cohesion and unity, poverty and inequity, unemployment, reform of the public service and transparency and accountability in government.
The violence erupted after disputed elections in December in which President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner over opposition leader Raila Odinga.
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