Raila condemns Burundi coup, says EAC leaders should declare Nkurunziza unfit to vie

Kenya: The latest developments in Burundi, in which the military announced the “dismissal” of the President, are unfortunate and regrettable although they have not come as a surprise, given the events of recent months.

With this move, Burundi has lost a historic opportunity to strengthen its democracy by establishing a tradition of peaceful transfer of power. The East Africa Community and the African Union have also failed to demonstrate that they are in tune with the changing times on the Continent, in which the people are not willing to be taken back to the old order in which constitutions counted for nothing.