Kenya prepares for constitutional referendum
Kenya is preparing for a much anticipated vote on constitutional reforms set for Wednesday.
The government has dispatched 18,000 additional police officers across the country, as some fear the vote could re-ignite ethnic tensions that rocked the country two and a half years ago, leaving 1,200 dead.
The referendum marks the first national poll in Kenya since the disputed election which precipitated ethnic violence.
The promise of a new constitution was essential to the peace deal that ended the bloodshed, but the reforms deal with divisive issues.
Andrew Simmons reports from Nairobi, Kenya's capital.
The government has dispatched 18,000 additional police officers across the country, as some fear the vote could re-ignite ethnic tensions that rocked the country two and a half years ago, leaving 1,200 dead.
The referendum marks the first national poll in Kenya since the disputed election which precipitated ethnic violence.
The promise of a new constitution was essential to the peace deal that ended the bloodshed, but the reforms deal with divisive issues.
Andrew Simmons reports from Nairobi, Kenya's capital.
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