The African Union has called on Kenyans to choose the path democracy and the rule of law.
AU Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, says they’ve noted with concern the ceremony in which ousted president Raila Odinga was “sworn-in” as the “people’s President of Kenya”.
He said that the AU observer mission led by the former South African president, Thabo Mbeki, had observed the elections won by Uhuru Kenyata and whose results were later validated by the Kenyan Constitutional Court.
“Against this backdrop, and in line with its relevant instruments, notably the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, the African Union rejects all actions that undermine constitutional order and the rule of law,” Mahamat said.
He has urged all concerned to desist from any actions which will put the political stability of Kenya at risk and has called on all stakeholders to act in strict compliance with the Constitution of Kenya and other relevant texts.
The AU said Mahamat expressed the readiness of the African Union to assist in any way deemed appropriate in defusing the current tension on the basis of the fundamental principle of the respect of constitutional order and the rule of law.
