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August 5, 2010

Kenyan Voters Approve Constitutional Referendum
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Voters in Kenya have approved what supporters are calling a landmark
referendum to alter the national constitution. Preliminary results show
around 65 percent of Kenyans voted for proposed constitutional changes
that would add new curbs on presidential powers and expand civil
liberties. Kenyan Energy Minister Kiraitu Murungi praised the vote.

Kiraitu Murungi: "It has been twenty years of painful labor. Now the
baby has been born. Let us all unite and, in one accord, take care of
this beautiful, precious baby. The breathtaking 'yes' vote has confirmed
Kenya as one strong united nation setting the standards for the
continent and, indeed, the entire world."