We must salvage Burundi, says Uhuru

President Kenyatta speaking to journalists after opening a session of the Pan African parliament in Midrand, South Africa. Photo/ PSCU

MIDRAND, South Africa, May 19 – President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked regional leaders not to allow crisis-ridden Burundi to go to the dogs.
He said no efforts should be spared to ensure the troubled land-locked East African country returns to normalcy as soon as possible.
Speaking to journalists after opening a session of the Pan African parliament in Midrand, South Africa, President Kenyatta said Burundi had come a long way and had previously been assisted to stabilise politically by former South African leader Nelson Mandela and the current president Jacob Zuma.
President Kenyatta reiterated the position by the East African Community (EAC) recently adopted in Dar-es-Salaam, calling for the postponement of the elections, but within constitutionally acceptable mandate of the current government.
President Kenyatta said regional leaders are committed to help Burundi arrive an amicable, sustainable and lasting peace.