President Uhuru Kenyatta asked the private sector to play a role in nurturing peace and reconciliation ahead of the 2017 elections. The Cord coalition has expressed lack of confidence in the IEBC's ability to carry out free and fair elections in 2017. Only 42 per cent of Kenyans feel that the 2017 general elections will be peaceful, an Ipsos survey has foundThe survey released on Friday also found that 22 percent are not sure of the election's outcome. But a majority of Jubilee supporters - 59 percent - feel the election will be peaceful, compared with 24 percent of Cord supporters. If the IEBC is not disbanded or reconstituted before the 2017 election, 63 percent of Central Kenya residents feel that it will be peaceful.

Source: The Star May 27, 2016 03:08 UTC