Envoys express concern over violence

Fourteen diplomatic missions in Nairobi yesterday expressed concern over police “excesses” and destruction of private property by demonstrators in the violence that rocked Nairobi in recent days, a statement received by IRIN said. However, the missions, all members of the Democratic Development Group (DDG), noted: “The abuse of public assets is a matter of continuing concern to members of the DDG. The members, therefore, call upon all parties involved to strive for legal and democratic solutions to the present problems in order to assure transparency and respect for the law in the allocation of public lands in Kenya, including the Karura forest.”