Kenya theft linked to riot probe

Nairobi, 17 March-(ANA)-Thieves have stolen computers from a Kenyan charity helping with an inquiry into election-related violence.

Ndung'u Wainaina, of the International Centre for Policy and Conflict, said that the break-in appeared to be linked to the riot probe.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating the violence, which left hundreds dead after the 2007 poll.

Activists have accused the government of doing little to catch the leading perpetrators of the violence.

Some 1,300 people died and tens of thousands were displaced as political differences snowballed into ethnic score-settling in weeks of violence following the 2007 election.

It is believed that the ICC may be investigating whether prominent figures including leading politicians whipped up communal rivalries.

Mr Wainaina says his group was helping victims of the violence, and his computers held information related to the ICC investigation. (ANA)

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