Kenyan government allegedly sanctioned post-election violence
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Sources have stepped forward and controversially alleged that meetings were undertaken between senior government figures and the banned Mungiki militia at the Kenyan presidential residence.
According to the BBC, the alleged meetings were aimed at hiring the militia as a 'defence force' in the Rift Valley, a region renowned for being home to the president's Kikuyu community.
The Kenyan officials have been quick to deny the allegations saying that "No such meetings took place at State House or any government office," and that they were "preposterous."
These allegations come in the same week that the government are preparing to open on Thursday, to begin laying down the foundations for a new coalition government.
According to the BBC, the alleged meetings were aimed at hiring the militia as a 'defence force' in the Rift Valley, a region renowned for being home to the president's Kikuyu community.
The Kenyan officials have been quick to deny the allegations saying that "No such meetings took place at State House or any government office," and that they were "preposterous."
These allegations come in the same week that the government are preparing to open on Thursday, to begin laying down the foundations for a new coalition government.
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