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Saving the Kenyans
The Red Cross struggles to provide food for the hundreds of thousands left homeless and jobless in the wake of Kenya's disputed national elections. The Red Cross struggles to provide food for the hundreds of thousands left homeless and jobless in the wake of Kenya's disputed nation... more
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'FIGHTING WITH A PAINT BRUSH'
Solomon an artist decided to quell the violence that gripped Kenya using his paint brush. While others took to the streets with machetes and other crude weapons to vent their anger, 'Solo 7' as he is popularly known went out with the only thing he knew how to use- the paint brush.
Painting the streets and ruins with words that expressed the mobs demands.
He is one among the many unsung heroes working behind the scenes to ensure peace is realized in his neighbourhood.
Solomon lives in Kibera, the biggest slum in Sub-Saharan Africa.Kibera is home to over one million people, a third of Nairobi's population. The general population in Kibera lives on less than a dollar a day. Unemployment, crime and insufficient social ammenities are some of the issues they face.
Kibera was among the areas worst hit by the recent violence that rocked Kenya after the disputed election results were announced.
Solomon an artist decided to quell the violence that gripped Kenya using his paint brush. While others took to the streets with machet... more -
Surviving Kenya
Nairobi's Mathare slum was one of the major sites of violence following Kenya's recent disputed election.
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Kenyan government allegedly sanctioned post-election violence
Sources have stepped forward and controversially alleged that meetings were undertaken between senior government figures and the banned Mungiki militia at the Kenyan presidential residence.
According to the BBC, the alleged meetings were aimed at hiring the militia as a 'defence force' in the Rift Valley, a region renowned for being home to the president's Kikuyu community.
The Kenyan officials have been quick to deny the allegations saying that "No such meetings took place at State House or any government office," and that they were "preposterous."
These allegations come in the same week that the government are preparing to open on Thursday, to begin laying down the foundations for a new coalition government. Sources have stepped forward and controversially alleged that meetings were undertaken between senior government figures and the banne... more -
4 Days in Kenya
More than a month after elections and the announcement that incumbent president Mwai Kibaki had been elected, The Republic of Kenya faces struggles with displacement, protests and violence that has been described as "tribal warfare". Current Correspondent Adrian Baschuk travels to Kenya to investigate the ongoing dilemma. More than a month after elections and the announcement that incumbent president Mwai Kibaki had been elected, The Republic of Kenya fa... more
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No Raila, No Peace
Returning to Kenya for my father's funeral during the midst of a civil crisis brings to the forefront the need for dignity, peace, and human rights. Returning to Kenya for my father's funeral during the midst of a civil crisis brings to the forefront the need for dignity, peace, and... more
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Kenyan violence sees light at the end of the tunnel?
Kenya's worsening post-election violence looks like it may have an end in it's sights, following on from Kofi Annan's interaction as mediator earlier this week, the Kenyan political leader, Mwai Kibaki, and his rival party leader, Raila Odinga, have agreed to a form a new constitution within the next 12 months in a bid to halt any more of the unnecessary deaths that have occurred since the December 27th elections.
President Bush has also weighed in on the action, vowing to send US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to 'demand an immediate halt to the violence.'
It seems Bush may not need to send Condi in though, a Kenyan government negotiator, Mutula Kilonzo reportedly told the press that "The two parties agreed to write a new constitution."
Will this finally see an end to what has been a turbulent start to the new year?
Kenya's worsening post-election violence looks like it may have an end in it's sights, following on from Kofi Annan's interaction as m... more -
Kenya's opposition proposes a power sharing deal
The plan would involve a broad-based government that would preside for two years, to be replaced via new elections in 2010.
The announcement of the proposal came from a high level member of the opposition party, but it is unclear how Raila Odinga, the main opposition leader, feels about the proposal.
The news of the plan is being heralded as a breakthrough as the opposition had insisted it would only discuss sharing power if Kibaki admitted rigging the vote. The plan would involve a broad-based government that would preside for two years, to be replaced via new elections in 2010. ... more -
UN calls for Kenya 'compromise'
The UN Security Council has made its first official response to the unrest in Kenya, calling on Kenya's political leaders to solve the crisis there through "dialogue, negotiation and compromise." The council expressed concern at the "dire humanitarian situation."
Nearly 1,000 Kenyans have been killed in the violence and 300,000 displaced.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has accused President Mwai Kibaki of rigging the presidential election. Foreign ministers from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Somalia have arrived in Nairobi for a meeting of the East African regional group, Igad, on Thursday to discuss the crisis. The UN Security Council has made its first official response to the unrest in Kenya, calling on Kenya's political leaders to solve the... more -
Kenyan death toll reaches 1,000
Indeed the death toll continues to rise. The Red Cross is reporting that it has topped 1,000, many thousands have been injured and around 304,000 people have been left homeless.
In the midst of the violence, the government faces new difficulties -- finding a way to get migrant workers back to their ancestral homelands, a senior U.N. official told CNN. Ethnic violence is forcing minority tribal members to flee, putting a strain on an already disrupted transportation system. Indeed the death toll continues to rise. The Red Cross is reporting that it has topped 1,000, many thousands have been injured and aro... more -
Kenyan government forces out mediator who helped end SA apartheid
Yet another obstacle has arisen in the efforts to calm the unrest in Kenya and begin putting a stop to the brutal violence that the country has seen since the start of the new year.
This comes mere days after Kenyan opposition leaders called for the African Union to send peace-keepers to help try and stem the violence that has been sparked by the country's disputed presidential election.
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki put a stop Cyril Ramaphosa' expected role as an organiser of day to day mediation talks, as he is believed to have business links the opposition leader, Raila Odinga.
I can understand why Kibaki could have reservations about the role of the ex-UN mediator, but something needs to be implemented soon, otherwise the death toll is sure to continue to rise. Yet another obstacle has arisen in the efforts to calm the unrest in Kenya and begin putting a stop to the brutal violence that the co... more -
Kenya opposition calls for peacekeepers
The leader of Kenya's opposition has called for the African Union to send peacekeepers to help stem violence sparked by the country's disputed presidential election. Still, homes and tea plantations were torched and destroyed in Kenya's Rift Valley, forcing many to flee. The horrific developments came the day after politicians and the UN brokered an agreement which would supposedly put a stop to the bloodshed. The violence has flared up following contentious election results in December. Around 900 people have died, and thousands more made homeless. The leader of Kenya's opposition has called for the African Union to send peacekeepers to help stem violence sparked by the country's... more
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Kenya conflict - what a gripping photo
A Kenyan man sits in the cab of a burning truck used as a makeshift roadblock. The town of Kisumu is now almost completely ethnically cleansed of Kikuyus, and mobs armed with makeshift weapons have erected burning roadblocks to search for the few Kikuyu targets remaining. A Kenyan man sits in the cab of a burning truck used as a makeshift roadblock. The town of Kisumu is now almost completely ethnically ... more
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Chad rebels surround presidential palace
Hundreds of rebels stormed into the capital of Chad on Saturday, clashing with government troops and surrounding the presidential palace after a three-day advance through the oil-producing central African nation, officials and witnesses said. France has began evacuating French and foreign nationals from the city.
Chad's ambassador to Ethiopia said the capital had not fallen and that President Idriss Deby was "fine" in his palace.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Reuters today reports, 'one of the leaders of the rebels, Mahamat Nouri, had agreed to a ceasefire and negotiations with government forces following mediation by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi...But a rebel spokesman, Henchi Ordjo, told Reuters that the rebel fighters were simply holding back an assault on the palace to allow Deby the opportunity to leave'. Hundreds of rebels stormed into the capital of Chad on Saturday, clashing with government troops and surrounding the presidential pala... more -
UN throws weight behind Kenya peace drive
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon throws his heavyweight diplomatic clout on Friday behind efforts to end Kenya's month-long violent political standoff in which at least 850 people have been killed.
African leaders at a summit in neighboring Ethiopia attended by the U.N. head have called for urgent action to stop the bloodletting, which has turned one of the continent's more stable nations into its most pressing crisis. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon throws his heavyweight diplomatic clout on Friday behind efforts to end Kenya's month-long violent po... more -
Kenya crisis called ethnic cleansing but not genocide by US Envoy
To the people of Kenya, what's the difference? Read more at the link associated with this. very tragic...
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Kenya's problem goes beyond ethnicity and elections
There's more to Kenya's post-election violence than tribal rivalries and a bungled vote. This article explores the root-cause of the unrest in the Rift Valley towns and countryside. As Kofi Annan pointed out, we can't continue to view the problem as tribal fighting. We have to address the fundamental, chronic political and economic issues that underly the problems -- i.e. equitable distribution of resources like land, housing and water. It suggests that instead of a tribal rift, we should be focusing on the widening division between rich and poor. In working towards restoring peace, we have to consider how those put into power will influence policies that will address these underlying problems. There's more to Kenya's post-election violence than tribal rivalries and a bungled vote. This article explores the root-cause of the u... more
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Gunmen kill Kenyan opposition MP
A Kenyan opposition MP has been shot dead in Nairobi, police say, adding they could not rule out a connection to disputed presidential elections.
Mugabe Were, a member of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) of the defeated candidate, Raila Odinga, was attacked outside his home, police said.
He is the first leading politician to have died amid violence that has gripped Kenya since December's poll.
It comes as nearly 100 people died in fresh bloodshed in the Rift Valley. A Kenyan opposition MP has been shot dead in Nairobi, police say, adding they could not rule out a connection to disputed presidential... more -
Kenya's death toll nears 800 as violence spirals out of control
Despite UN's Kofi Annan going to Kenya to attempt to intervene and bring some sort of peaceful resolution to the fighting, the total death toll is close to 800 and climbing. Just last night, 19 people were burned in their homes or hacked to death in the popular tourist town of Naivasha, 65 miles from Nairobi.
The month-long violence, in which nearly 800 people have died, was sparked by the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki, has now changed into a raw ethnic conflict pitting mainly Kalenjins and Luos, who supported the opposition, against Kibaki's Kikuyu community.
Despite UN's Kofi Annan going to Kenya to attempt to intervene and bring some sort of peaceful resolution to the fighting, the total d... more -
More killing in Kenya
Despite a handshake between Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga yesterday at talks mediated by Kofi Annan, new violence has broken out in Kenya leaving around 7 dead. The total number of fatalities in the clashes over the December 27 elections is near 800, while about 260,000 have been displaced. Despite a handshake between Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga yesterday at talks mediated by Kofi Annan,... more
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