BUSH TO SEND TOP ENVOY TO KENYA !
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to go to Kenya amid efforts to end the violence that erupted after a disputed presidential election.
President George W Bush said Ms Rice would back the mediation efforts led by former UN chief Kofi Annan.
She would press for an immediate halt to violence, justice for victims, and "a full return to democracy", he said.
At least 1,000 people have been killed and more than 600,000 displaced during Kenya's post-election unrest.
Mr Annan has been pushing for an agreement between Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, who claimed victory in December's election, and opposition leader Raila Odinga, who has argued that the poll was rigged.
Ms Rice will be accompanying President Bush on his trip to the African states of Tanzania, Rwanda, Benin, Ghana and Liberia, which begins on Saturday.
President George W Bush said Ms Rice would back the mediation efforts led by former UN chief Kofi Annan.
She would press for an immediate halt to violence, justice for victims, and "a full return to democracy", he said.
At least 1,000 people have been killed and more than 600,000 displaced during Kenya's post-election unrest.
Mr Annan has been pushing for an agreement between Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, who claimed victory in December's election, and opposition leader Raila Odinga, who has argued that the poll was rigged.
Ms Rice will be accompanying President Bush on his trip to the African states of Tanzania, Rwanda, Benin, Ghana and Liberia, which begins on Saturday.
BBC NEWS REPORT.
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