commenting following Monday’s elections in Kenya, a Foreign Office spokesperson said:

“The UK Government shares calls from the IEBC, political parties and the Kenyan people for patience and calm as the election results come in. We congratulate the Kenyan people on the spirit of peace in which the elections were conducted.

“We have always said that this election is a choice for Kenyans alone to decide. We respect their sovereign will, and the authority of the IEBC and Kenyan institutions to deliver it. We do not endorse any one candidate over another.

“Claims of British interference, including by the High Commission, in the electoral process are entirely false and misleading. In particular:

- Alongside six independent observer missions and representatives from the rest of the diplomatic community, the UK has had 40 electoral observers accredited by the IEBC observing the elections across the country.
- British soldiers currently in Kenya are here as part of the regular training programme at British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) agreed with the Kenyan MoD. This routine exercise is completely unrelated to the Kenyan elections, and was planned nine months ago.
- The UK does not have a position on the question of how to handle the rejected votes. That is for the IEBC, and if necessary Kenyan courts, to determine.

“We urge all sides to ensure calm, avoid inflammatory statements, and to take any disputes to the courts.”

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They lost in the seats they were vying for but remain active leaders of Jubilee.So are free to talk.

About the Army the question is not to IEBC but to the British High Commission.

Let us address issues as they arise.Regardless of the source,Nonsense goes to the dustbin and sensible ones are handled by the authorized bodies.

Tusikue worked up.

I thought Ruto said yesterday that the elections were free and fair. When did things change?

BigChick, let me explain slowly.

If there are 2 British Soldiers in Nairobi wearing full regalia, the person to ask is the president and DOD.

If there are 2000 you ask the same people. If there are 1 million you ask them too.

Now if you understand that, you can understand why Ngilu failed in basic logic to the point of losing an election.

Maina Kiai cannot order British Soldiers to land in Kenya. I know that may be hard for some to understand, but I'm sure you will give it a try.

Jubilee wanted the British High Commission to address their concerns on British soldiers to which they've done so i don't understand why you are so worked up.