Kofi Annan: Calling for Prosecution

Kofi Annan helped to work a deal with the Kenyan government as it fell into disarray earlier this year. An article covers the situation:

Kenyan authorities should prosecute militias implicated in the country's devastating postelection violence, but also address any "genuine grievances" they may have, former U.N. leader Kofi Annan said Saturday. Annan, speaking in an interview with The Associated Press, also said he was confident the power-sharing deal he brokered between President Mwai Kibaki and new Prime Minister Raila Odinga would hold. The deal includes a commitment to disband and demobilize Kenya's militias, many of which were blamed for the weeks of violence following December's disputed elections.

I think Mr. Annan is completely right for calling out these various militias that cause significant problems to the internal security of Kenya. These groups do need to be rounded up so the civilian workforce can return to normalcy. I think Kenya faces a large internal security situation in regards to the armed groups that run rampant through the territory. Kofi Annan makes a point that this government will hopefully listen to. Without controlling the groups that cause significant problems to the infrastructure of Kenya the country will never be able to handle an internal security problem and will once again need help from the international community when a crisis develops.