UN report blamed killings on the culture of impunity in Kenya

In 2008, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report which suggested that greater accountability and an end to impunity would be key to preventing future violence and reinforcing the ongoing reconciliation. The 20-page report by an OHCHR factfinding team that visited Kenya from February 6-28 concludes that, while irregularities in the election process were the primary trigger of the violence, a number of underlying causes – including discrimination, poverty and disenfranchisement – fuelled the crisis. The team visited 15 of the worst affected locations, and interviewed 188 victims and witnesses of the post-election violence, as well as members of the government and opposition parties, law enforcement agencies, civil society organizations, UN agencies, diplomats and other interested parties.