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NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Passage of a bill to set up local tribunals to try those suspected of election violence in Kenya has been delayed by legislators staying away from debates.
The legislation was stalled again Wednesday because of lack of a quorum, The Nation reported.
Former Justice Minister Martha Karua blamed President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raile Odinga for failing to back the legislation. Hundreds of people died after the disputed presidential election between the two men on Dec. 27, 2007.
"They would have lobbied their members to come and give their support to
this bill," Karua said. "It has been sabotaged and interrupted time and again by those who don't even want to see debate go on."
Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, who helped broker the agreement for a coalition government, returned Wednesday to Kenya for more talks with leaders on reform.
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