A section of post-election violence victims from Kisii County have declared that they have accepted the apology given to them by the government. The victims of the 2007/2008 post-election violence led by their chairman Mr. Alfred Akama have also called on the government to pay them to help them start new and better lives than they are living currently. Speaking at Tendere primary school, Alfred Akama said that asking for forgiveness by the president was one way of showing that he loves his people and a show of great leadership and still remembers those who got injured during the violence wherever he is. “We are gathered here today to say thanks to the president and say that we accept the apology because it is true we were displaced and chased from various parts of the country and our wealth taken by people of those communities,” he said. Akama added that the people who were compensated from the post-election violence were not victims but people who just wanted to benefit from the help from government. The post-election violence victims thanked the president saying that he took a bold step adding that they believed he wants to help them and he is ready.

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