Clinton in Kenya to Push for Democracy

NAIROBI - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Kenyans must work together to hold free and fair elections and be a role model for Africa and the world, and she urged their leaders avoid the post-election bloodshed that Kenya suffered five years ago.


A general election next March will be the first since a disputed 2007 poll set off a politically based ethnic slaughter in which more than 1,200 people were killed.

Clinton told reporters in Nairobi Saturday that "the United States has pledged to assist the government of Kenya in ensuring that the upcoming elections are free, fair and transparent.''