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    "content": "essential staff, namely, the Head of Mission, the Financial Attaché and the Records Officer. Our Ambassador, who at the time was out of the station attending the East African Community (EAC) Extra Ordinary Summit on Burundi held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on 13th May, 2015, is due to travel back to Bujumbura to coordinate the activities, ensure the safety of Kenyans, monitor the situation and advise the headquarters accordingly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you may already be aware, the EAC leaders; the Presidents of Tanzania (Chair), Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda met in Dar es Salaam even as reports came of the attempted coup. They condemned the attempted coup in the strongest terms possible. The Summit further noted that the environment was not conducive for holding of elections and recommended postponement of the same to a date within the current government’s term, to give all parties sufficient time to campaign. At the time the reports of the attempted coup were reaching the Summit, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission was also attending the EAC Extra Ordinary Summit. Earlier, she had called on Burundi to consider postponing the elections. She noted that the environment obtaining in Burundi was not conducive for holding a meaningful election amid violent demonstrations and fleeing of thousands of Burundians to neighbouring countries, particularly Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She further stated that although the AU had intended to send an election observer team to Burundi, they have reconsidered this given the deteriorating situation. It is also further noted that the AU does not condone change of Government through unconstitutional means. Mr. Speaker, Sir that is the end of the Statement."
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