Kenya is Burning!

Dear All,

Please complete and send the petition below. Copy the weblink below and paste on the address line to access, and forward to fellow Kenyans.

Rgds

Cyprinne

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Hi,

It’s the New Year - but for the people of Kenya, a rigged election threatens genocide. There’s something we can do to help before it’s too late, so I thought you might be interested --

Last week, Kenya held a national election marred by vote-tampering. President Mwai Kibaki has claimed victory after pressuring the electoral commissioner and the challenger Raila Odinga has called for protests. Violence has broken out across the country, with gangs of machete-wielding youth terrorizing the population leaving hundreds dead. Suddenly, this hopeful country could be sliding toward genocide.

We mustn’t sit back and watch this nightmarish scenario unfold -- but we need to act fast. Archbishop Desmond Tutu has flown into Nairobi, joining the African Union in an effort to broker a power-sharing agreement and review the election results. If talks are to succeed, governments around the world must avoid prematurely recognizing a fraudulently elected leadership and locking in their power. That's where we come in.

You can click the following link below to send a note to the government, asking them to withhold recognition of a new Kenyan president until agreement is brokered and the election results are independently reviewed:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/kenya_free_and_fair/98.php?cl_tf_sign=1

It's too early to tell how far the situation in Kenya could deteriorate -- but we just can't afford to wait and find out.

With hope for 2008,