World Bank denies Kibaki bias
10 January 2008
By Krishna Guha, Michael Holman and William Wallis
The World Bank was yesterday struggling to reaffirm its neutrality in Kenya following the leaking of confidential memos that provide an account of the country's post election crisis that appears to favour Mwai Kibaki, the president. The World Bank has a portfolio of projects in Kenya amounting to at least $1bn, and is the most influential of the multilateral agencies in anchoring donor support.
Leaked memos fuel poll dispute
10 January 2008
By William Wallis and Michael Holman in London and Krishna Guha in Washington
The World Bank was yesterday struggling to reaffirm its neutrality in Kenya's unfolding crisis following the leaking of confidential memos providing an account of the disputed election that appears to favour President Mwai Kibaki.