{UAH} Presidential candidates asked to sign peace pact

Presidential candidates have been asked to sign an Election Peace Pact with the objective of securing a peaceful General Election.

This comes at a time the campaigns have so far been marred with violence with the latest Pro-Bobi Wine riots leaving over 50 dead and hundreds injured.

According to Crispin Kaheru, an independent elections expert, there is need for presidential candidates to take a stand against; electoral violence, impunity and injustice and commit to a peaceful election and judicial resolution of electoral disputes.

"Given the escalating circumstances, formal and informal institutions including: the heads of Government organs such as Judiciary, Parliament and the Executive, must quickly act together with other influential non-government actors to: Impress it upon the presidential candidates to commit to a peaceful election and judicial resolution of electoral disputes," said Mr Kaheru.

Kaheru says the role of ensuring a peaceful election is a shared role and not a responsibility of a few institutions.

He adds that with a peace pact in place, it will be easy to hold the presidential candidates accountable for the actions or inactions.

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"When a man is stung by a bee, he doesn't set off to destroy all beehives"

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