![]() ![]() "This is an attack on any kind of independent voice," said Gladwell Otieno, the executive director of Africog. ![]() Africog and KNRC said they had not received any official communication. ![]() Mwenda Njoka, a spokesman for the interior minister, said the letters, circulating on social media, were genuine. The NGO Board did not return calls or emails seeking comment and Reuters reporters were not permitted to enter its offices. International and domestic observers have said the election process was largely free and fair, but opposition leader Raila Odinga has disputed the official results, which show incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta won by a margin of 1.4 million votes. Official letters from the NGO Board - the government-run body that registers and regulates NGOs - to the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and Africa Centre for Open Governance (Africog) said the two organisations risked punishment for administrative and tax reasons. NAIROBI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Kenyan government is trying to shut down a rights group and a pro-democracy organisation who have raised queries over last week's disputed presidential election, officials from the organisations said on Tuesday. ![]()
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