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On 27 December 2007, the Republic of Kenya held what by all account was a historic and peaceful presidential, parliamentary and civic election. The electorates turned out in unprecedented large numbers to cast their ballots.  Soon after the announcement of the Presidential election results by the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) on 30 December 2007, the country was engulfed in violence, which resulted in the loss of lives, destruction of properties and displacement of people.  The violence was exacerbated by hate campaigns, which inflamed ethnic tensions, created an atmosphere of distrust, disorder and disregard for the rule of law.

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