Leaked memo deepens Kenya crisis
10 January 2008
By William Wallis and Michael Holman in London and Krishna Guha in Washington
A confidential memo from the World Bank's Kenya office that supports President Mwai Kibaki's claim of victory in the country's disputed elections plunged the Washington-based lender into controversy on Wednesday. The memo claims that "the considered view of the UN is that the Electoral Commision of Kenya announcement of a Kibaki win is correct".
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.