World IN BRIEF : KENYA : President Calls Halt to Multi-Party Talks

President Daniel Arap Moi, in remarks apparently meant to end violent debate on the subject, declared that Kenya will not move toward a multi-party democracy. “Any further debate on multi-parties must stop with immediate effect. . . . Kenya cannot afford to have a multi-party political system,” Moi said. His statement followed several violent incidents related to public debates about allowing opposition parties. Early in the week, an official of the ruling Kenya Africa National Union threatened to chop off the fingers of anyone flashing a two-finger salute in favor of instituting multi-party democracy. That threat was quickly retracted.