Kenya: Three Years After the Post-Election Violence—Where Is the Accountability?

In early 2008, violence erupted in Kenya following the presidential elections, leaving more than 1,000 people killed and 300,000 people displaced from their homes.  Following these devastating events, a coalition of governance, human rights and legal organizations created Kenyans for Peace, Truth and Justice, whose mission is to seek accountability for those responsible for the violence.

At this Open Society Foundations event, three panelists from Kenyans for Peace, Truth and Justice discuss what has happened in the three years following the violence, including developments with the International Criminal Court investigation.  The panelists will also speak to the broader political context in Kenya, including the recent constitutional referendum and the road ahead toward the next presidential election in 2012.

Panelists 

• George Kegoro, Executive Director of the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists
• Samwel Mukira Mohochi, Kenyan human rights activist and attorney
• Gladwell Otieno, Executive Director of the Africa Center for Open Governance
• Akwe Amosu, Director of Africa Advocacy for the Open Society Foundations (introduction)

Lunch will be served.