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Fri 10 Oct 2008Kenya accuses West of blackmail over electoral official
Kenya today accused Western envoys of "shameless blackmail" and "gross condescension" for trying to pressure the head of the electoral commission out of his job over the chaotic presidential poll.
Local media reported this week that US and European Union ambassadors visited Samuel Kivuitu, chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya, to urge his resignation or face a travel ban to their countries.
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