VOA常速英语2008年-US Sanctions 10 Kenyan Leaders for Post-Electio

By Scott Bobb
Nairobi
07 February 2008

The U.S. government says it is barring 10 Kenyan leaders suspected of involvement in the post-election violence that has killed nearly 1,000 people.  Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from Nairobi.

U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Michael Rannenberger told the Kenya Television Network that 10 prominent Kenyans would be refused entry to the United States because of alleged¹ association with the violence.

"A number of individuals on both sides have been involved in inciting² or perpetrating or supporting violence," he said.

He would not reveal the names of the individuals, but an embassy spokesman said they include five politicians and five prominent businessmen.  The ban also applies to their immediate³ families.

The spokesman said about 30 other prominent Kenyans could face a similar ban.

The Canadian embassy announced a similar ban it said would apply to people found to be subverting⁴ democratic processes.

Meanwhile, a delegation⁵ from the U.N. Human Rights Commission arrived Wednesday in Kenya to examine what were termed allegations of grave human rights violations⁶ committed in recent weeks.

The Development Commissioner⁷ of the European Union and foreign ministers of the IGAD block of east African nations were also in Kenya on fact-finding missions.

The flurry of diplomatic activity came as government and opposition⁸ negotiators concluded the first week of meetings aimed at resolving the dispute over the December elections that sparked the violence.

The opposition says the vote was rigged to give President Mwai Kibaki a second term.

A member of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), National Assembly Speaker Kenneth Marende, told VOA that deep divisions separate the two sides.

"This is going to be tedious," he said.  "Yes, a solution will come, but it can not be immediately."

But a member of Mr. Kibaki's Party of National Unity⁹, Information Minister Samuel Poghisio, said such divisions can be useful.

"It is good for everybody because the divisions you see now are simply to prepare us for what maybe the end of the problem," he said.

The two sides have agreed on measures to end the violence and resettle displaced people, but remain far apart on the major political issues.  The opposition reportedly wants an all-party, interim¹⁰ government to oversee¹¹ a new presidential vote, but the pro-Kibaki group has rejected this.

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

3 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

4 subverting   

v.颠覆，破坏（政治制度、宗教信仰等）( subvert的现在分词 )；使（某人）道德败坏或不忠

参考例句：

• This viewpoint sees the Multinational Corporation as capable of circumventing or subverting national objectives and policies. 这种观点认为，跨国公司能够遏制和破坏国家的目标和政策。 来自辞典例句
• By simply subverting an expectation, a novelist can undermine a prejudice. 藉由完全推翻期待，一个小说家可以逐渐破坏一种歧视。 来自互联网

5 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

6 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

7 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

8 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

9 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

10 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

11 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。