Annan meets more

Koffi Annan Tuesday morning met with the Interim Independent Commission Chairman Issac Hassan and the Interim Independent Boundary Commission counterpart Andrew Ligale to discuss their commission's progress reports.

The two raised concerns over the interference by the executive through unilateral decisions to create more districts thus complicating the commissions mandate to establish new boundaries and electoral constituents.

The courts have already nullified all the newly constituted districts.
However Annan lauded IIEC performance in the just concluded Shinyalu and Bamachoge by-elections.

Mr Annan, who arrived in the country on Sunday, on Monday held meetings with President Mwai Kibaki, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka who defended the country's reform record.

The government reported some progress in the implementation of Agenda four reforms.

EU

The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over what it termed as slow pace of the implementation of reforms in the country.

Consequently, the EU Representative, who is also the Swedish Ambassador to Kenya Ann Dissmorr urged Chief Mediator Koffi Annan to help hasten the implemenation of the reform agenda and the prosecution of perpetrators of the post election violence.

She was addressing the press at a Nairobi hotel after a meeting with the former UN Secretary General.

Annan later met the civil society groups led by Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) Executive Director Muthoni Wanyeki and Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) Chairlady Florence Jaoko who stressed the need for the government to speedily establish a special local Tribunal.

The church on the other hand appealed to Annan to convey to the two principals the need for them to address Kenyans at a local level reiterating their choice for the formation of a local Tribunal.

The business community was not left out and according to them, the government rates 10% as far as the reform agenda is concerned.

Annan is expected to end his visit tomorrow (Wednesday).