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Frightened and traumatised Kenyans are 'desperate' for solution

Members of a World Council of Churches fact-finding delegation to Kenya have called for an immediate end to the violence that has led to the deaths of about 900 people following disputed presidential election results, reports Ecumenical News International. "People are traumatised, frightened and very desperate for solutions," said the Rev. Stig Utnem, a former general secretary of the council on ecumenical and international relations of the Church of Norway, told Ecumenical News International. "We must do all that we can to end the violence immediately and find a way of ending the political stalemate." During its 30 January-3 February mission, the delegation met senior politicians including Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and opposition leader Raila Odinga, as well as church leaders and the Interreligious Council of Kenya, a grouping with representatives from the Christian, Muslim and Hindu communities.

[02/05/2008]

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