Former US Secretary of State John Kerry,
co-leader of the Carter Centre’s election monitoring team in Kenya, on
Tuesday paid tribute to slain IEBC official Chris Msando.
“We all wish to honour Mr Msando’s dedication to transparent elections,” Mr Kerry said.
“Security
for the elections and all election administrators throughout the
electoral process is paramount for the conduct of credible and
democratic elections,” Mr Kerry said.
“We hope that his death will not have a chilling effect on voters and electoral authorities.”
The
Carter Centre said in a statement that attacks on the IEBC and other
independent institutions, whether verbal or physical, remain an
unacceptable form of public discourse.
“The centre further implores politicians to refrain from politicising this event,” the statement added.
The monitoring group founded by former US President
Jimmy Carter also called for “an independent and comprehensive
investigation” into the death of the IEBC’s manager.
“The
success of Kiems remains an essential step toward increasing
stakeholder confidence in the election,” the Carter Centre said.
Mr
Kerry and monitoring group co-leader Aminata Touré, a former prime
minister of Senegal, are due to arrive in Kenya this week to oversee a
delegation of 80 vote monitors.
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