Western embassies call for urgent solution to Kenya protests

Kenyan police officers patrol a street in Nairobi

Kenyan police officers patrol a street during clashes with opposition supporters in Mathare, Nairobi on March 27, 2023. PHOTO | LUIS TATO | AFP

Western diplomatic missions in Nairobi are calling for an urgent solution to avert further damages from protests by opposition groups, even though they suggest, subtly, that the electoral outcomes currently in dispute in Kenya have already been addressed legally.

In a subtle endorsement of the government, the American Embassy, Australia, Canada, the British High Commission and a number of European Union member states asked leaders to seek a “swift solution for the common good of Kenya”.