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Former UN Secretary General Koffi Annan has urged the NASA coalition to go to court over any grievances in the presidential election results.
In a statement, Annan congratulated Kenyans for their peaceful elections and called on the NASA leadership to urge their supporters to avoid any post-poll violence.
The former chief mediator in Kenya’s 2007/2008 post election violence congratulated President Kenyatta on his re-election and commended his gesture of reaching out to NASA's Raila for the sake of peace.
“I commend the leader of the Opposition, Raila Odinga for the peaceful electoral campaign that he led. He has been a courageous defender of democracy.
“So I urge him now to pursue his concerns over the electoral outcome through the due process of law and to put the interest of the nation first, as he has patriotically done on past occasions,” Annan said.
“Peace, stability and prosperity depend on the political leaders of Kenya. They should be careful with their rhetoric and actions in this tense atmosphere and I urge them to act responsibly,” Annan said.