[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 16 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 16

   Commending the people and government of Kenya for the recent free 
      elections and the orderly and democratic transfer of power.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

 Mr. Hastings of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Commending the people and government of Kenya for the recent free 
      elections and the orderly and democratic transfer of power.

Whereas Mr. Mwai Kibaki recently took the oath of office as Kenya's third 
        president;
Whereas President Daniel Moi peacefully transferred power after 24 years in 
        office;
Whereas the election of the new president was supported by 63 percent of the 
        voters, reflecting the decided will of the people;
Whereas in spite of unseasonably heavy rains, the elections for president, 
        parliament, and more that 2,000 local councilors were described by local 
        and international observers as the most free and fair in Kenya's 39-year 
        history as an independent nation;
Whereas the presidents of Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia, as well as the prime 
        minister of Rwanda and the wife of South African President Thabo Mbeki, 
        in a strong show of solidarity by the people and countries in the 
        region, with the newly elected government, witnessed the swearing-in 
        ceremony of President Kibaki; and
Whereas the recent elections represent an example for other countries in the 
        region: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the people of Kenya and its newly elected 
        president, members of parliament, and local councilors for 
        their extraordinary conduct in the practice of and commitment 
        to the principles of free elections and a democratic form of 
        government;
            (2) expresses full support for the new government of Kenya 
        as it begins the difficult transition to new leadership and 
        addresses the issues of the economy and raised expectations of 
        its citizens for a government more responsive the the needs of 
        its people;
            (3) urges patience on the part of the people of Kenya as 
        the new government confronts the challenges that lay ahead; and
            (4) urges the President of the United States to look with 
        favor upon requests for assistance that may be presented to the 
        United States by the new government of Kenya, as it moves 
        forward to address the many concerns of the people of this most 
        important African country.
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