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PART 6 - 11th Feb.
2008 until 16. Feb. 2008
FACTS OF THE POST-ELECTION
VIOLENCE
KENYA OVERVIEW: TROUBLED NATION IN A TROUBLED
REGION (slow loading!)
SHORT CHRONOLOGY OF THE
CRISIS
THE NATIONAL DISASTER IN
SAD PICTURES
THE WHISTLEBLOWER FILES ON KENYA
TEXT OF KENYA
POWER-SHARING DEAL
EXCLUSIVE:
CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN KENYA
US AND THEM - THE
ENDURING POWER OF ETHNIC NATIONALISM
DAY 50
Kenyan opposition
leader Raila Odinga to UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon
(16.02.2008)
Thousands Mourn Slain
Lawmaker in Kenya
(16.02.2008) PORT VICTORIA, Kenya - Thousands turned out Saturday
to bury a slain opposition lawmaker as political rivals struggled
to agree on a power-sharing plan to resolve the violent, drawn-out
election crisis in Kenya.
China's influence
stokes Kenya's hatred of SA
(16.02.2008) The diplomatic chasm between Kenya and South Africa
is as wide open today as it was a fortnight ago when the
government of Mwai Kibaki said it would not trust Cyril Ramaphosa
as an honest broker in the African Union-mandated peace talks.
Rival camps still
divided in Kenya
(16.02.2008) NAIROBI, KENYA - Government and opposition
negotiators agreed Friday to work toward a raft of electoral
and constitutional reforms, but remained
bitterly divided over how Kenya's
presidential rivals might settle their differences and share power
in a coalition.
Kenya deal hinges on
power-sharing
(16.02.2008) NAIROBI (AFP) - Former UN chief Kofi Annan's push for
a power-sharing deal in Kenya won backing on Saturday from US
President George W. Bush who said a coalition government could
help resolve the crisis.
SENGWER SUFFER FROM
POLICE AND RAIDERS ALIKE
(16.02.2008) The Sengwer people in Kenya suffer at the merciless
hands of cattle raiders as well as from the atrocities and heavy
shelling of the area caused by undisciplined security forces.
Kenya Rivals Agree to
Review Election
(16.02.2008) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's political rivals
announced on Friday a 10-point plan to resolve their political
crisis after weeks of negotiations but they remained deadlocked
over power sharing.
ETHNIC VIOLENCE -
Bitter rivals sign plan to end crisis in Kenya
(16.02.2008) NAIROBI - Kenya's political rivals announced
yesterday a 10-point plan to resolve their political crisis after
weeks of negotiations but they remained deadlocked over power
sharing.
A journey of displaced
people from the highlands to the lakeside
(16.02.2008) Ms LUCY HANNAN, a television and print journalist,
accompanied a convoy of displaced people from Tigoni in Kiambu
District to Kisumu between February 9 and 11. The convoy drove
through Naivasha, Nakuru, Mau Summit and Kericho. She gives her
first-hand account.
Annan hints at a new
government
(16.02.2008) The clearest hint yet that a new government
incorporating ODM members could be formed to end Kenya’s
post-election crisis was given yesterday.
Foreign missions in
dilemma over crisis
(16.02.2008) Kenya’s political crisis has put a number of foreign
missions in a dilemma. Some think there will be a negotiated
settlement to the problem while others see a possible worsening of
the situation, should the ongoing peace efforts fail.
At this rate, it's
about time we asked Britain to come back
(16.02.2008) Last weekend, I was invited to a private birthday
party and in attendance was a senior State House official who has
been my friend for decades. He told me that President Kibaki was
to the right of the centre and ODM leader Raila Odinga on the left,
and wanted to know where I stood.
Families’ dilemma over
bodies
(16.02.2008) The wooden door is partly ajar and a child’s screams
can be heard from within. Inside, a woman lies motionless on the
floor with blood gushing out of her mouth. A six-month-old baby is
perched on a nearby bed in the single-room house.
FAIR PLAY - Envoy
should name and shame those involved in US visa ban
(16.02.2008) Citing the confidentiality of the visa application
process, US ambassador Michael Ranneberger has declined to name
politicians and businessmen and women his country has slapped a
travel ban on for their alleged role in Kenya’s post-election
violence.
Repatriation of IDPs
criticised
(16.02.2008) THE Government has come under fire over its
repatriation of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their
rural homes.
Annan vows to steer
peace talks to the end
(16.02.2008) Fresh from a retreat, lead mediator Dr Kofi Annan
pushed to unlock a gridlock on negotiations by laying a roadmap
for what he called a ‘new government’ expected to emerge from the
initiative.
‘Legislate Truth and
Reconciliation body’
(16.02.2008) Parliament should be given the powers to establish a
Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission. The International
Commission of Jurists Kenya Chapter (ICJ) said the proposed truth
commission should be constituted by an Act of Parliament to be
credible.
Prosecute Kivuitu,
Wako told
(16.02.2008) Twenty civil societies have given the Attorney
General, Amos Wako a two-week ultimatum to prosecute Electoral
Commission of Kenya Chairman, Mr Samuel Kivuitu.
Let’s think beyond
coalition government
(16.02.2008) The chief mediator in the ongoing talks to restore
peace and order in the country yesterday gave the clearest hint
that coalition government is the only way out of the current
political stand-off.
Working with Kalonzo
is a betrayal, ex-MPs tell Kibaki
(16.02.2008) President Kibaki’s former key allies in Ukambani are
crying foul over his Party of National Unity (PNU)’s coalition
with ODM Kenya of Mr Kalonzo Musyoka.
Mediation: The minimum
standards
(16.02.2008) The other day I asked a couple of people about Ralph
Bunche and they confidently said it is a road somewhere in
Nairobi. Virtually everyone I talked with knew nothing about this
great African-American, yet he was once chief of the UN mission in
Palestine and indeed the first non-white to be awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1950 for his efforts as mediator between Arabs and
Jews in the Israel-Arab war of 1948-49.
DAY 49
Post Election
Kenya: No Need to Re-Invent the Wheel
(15.02.2008) Kenya’s Crisis - A Synopsis: 1. Africa’s political
elites never learn from their own foolish mistakes (Kenya’s own
1992 political violence), nor those of other African countries.
The crisis in Kenya is an exact replica of what happened in Cote
d’Ivoire in 2000, following a disputed election...
Kenya’s violence:
Britain’s legacy
(15.02.2008) IT'S HARD to fathom how a rigged election
could produce such violence as burning women and
children alive in a church. But that's what
happened in the Kenya Assemblies of God Church
in Kiambaa, just outside the town of Eldoret in western Kenya.
Unfortunately, it didn't come as a surprise to me or others living
in the region.
Hotels come under
siege
(15.02.2008) Two weeks ago, a large hotel chain that was planning
to expand and hire more employees was forced to do the opposite.
The hotel retired 281 employees and suspended the renovation of
its major facility because it could not afford the costs involved.
Annan: what we have
agreed on so far
(15.02.2008) Part of the speech by former UN secretary general
Kofi Annan during his media briefing at the Serena Hotel - We have
just returned from 48 hours of intense and fruitful negotiations
at a secret location outside of Nairobi, which all of you now know
was the Kilaguni Lodge in the Tsavo West Game Reserve.
Kenyan refugees in
Uganda OCHA Situation Report No. 8
(15.02.2008) United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs/OCHA - The information contained in this
report has been gathered by the Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) from sources including the Government
of Uganda, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Kenyan deal excludes
power-sharing arrangement: Annan
(15.02.2008) Governance structure last item to be discussed -
Kenya's government and opposition parties have reached a 10-point
deal including an independent review of the country's disputed
election, but still need to agree on a power-sharing arrangment,
mediator Kofi Annan said Friday.
Annan outlines Kenya
deal
(15.02.2008) NAIROBI - Former United Nations (UN) chief Kofi Annan
was to reveal today details of a deal agreed by Kenya’s rival
parties to pull the country out of deadly turmoil, but more tough
negotiations lay ahead.
No political
settlement to Kenya crisis yet, Annan says
(15.02.2008) Nairobi - Kenya's rival parties agreed Friday to a
swathe of reforms meant to solve the underlying causes of the
crisis that was sparked by disputed elections, but failed to come
to a political settlement.
Annan - A Deal is
Close
(15.02.2008) The only thing standing in the way of a political
deal out of Kenya's crisis is what shape a new "broad based"
Government should take, an agreement made public by Kofi Annan
today shows.
Perpetrators of
Violence Must Be Prosecuted
(15.02.2008) I'm optimistic that the mediation team shall
eventually define a roadmap to resolving the political crisis
facing this country. I'm optimistic too that the wave of violence
that has robbed us of loved ones shall cease and that the
resultant humanitarian crisis shall end.
Our Survival Kit From
the Election Chaos
(15.02.2008) The hero in Robinson Crusoe is faced with a challenge
of how to survive after a tragic sea wreckage. He must figure how
to keep alive while he hopes to be rescued. Fortunately Crusoe is
able to salvage some useful survival items; some tools, guns, a
little food and drink. Ironically, one item is of no value to
Crusoe despite its abundance; a bounty of cash.
Kenya Food Security
Update
(15.02.2008) Food insecurity continues to accentuate among
populations displaced by post-election conflict as well as among
the urban poor, whose employment opportunities have narrowed.
48 hours later…and no
deal yet
(15.02.2008) - (No, not only 48 hours - it is actually 48 days
after hell broke loose and nothing has been achieved until now!) -
Talks on power-sharing were suspended after an intense,
energy-sapping 48 hours during which the creation of an executive
premier’s post and a split down the middle of Cabinet slots
between PNU and ODM strongly featured.
In Kenya's peace
process, devils in the details
(15.02.2008) NAIROBI: Despite soothing words from Kofi Annan, the
former United Nations secretary general who is trying to mediate a
solution to the Kenyan political crisis, one thing seemed clear on
Friday: Kenya is stuck.
Ethnic Animosity
Enters the Work Place
(15.02.2008) The post-election violence which has snowballed into
ethnic animosity has crept into offices and mid sized firms.
Employers say their workers do not trust each other, translating
into lower productivity.
Bush's Africa Interest
Is Personal
(15.02.2008) WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has economic,
political and security interests in Africa. More and more,
President Bush has personal ones.
Kenya rivals sign
accord but no final deal
(15.02.2008) NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya's rival parties on Thursday
signed an agreement during talks to end turmoil that has left more
than 1,000 people dead, but the government warned no final deal
has been made. The United States is to send Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice to Nairobi to support the mediation effort by
former UN chief Kofi Annan.
Kenya's political
rivals sign deal on new constitution, negotiator says
(15.02.2008) NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenya's political rivals agreed to
write a new constitution - a move that could allow for
power-sharing - as part of a deal to end weeks of deadly
postelection violence, a government negotiator said.
Signs in Kenya of a
Land Redrawn by Ethnicity
(15.02.2008) OTHAYA, Kenya - Sarah Wangoi has spent her entire
life - all 70 years of it - in the Rift Valley. But last month,
she was chased off her farm by a mob that called her a foreigner.
She now sleeps on the cold floor of a stranger’s house, seeking
refuge in an area of Kenya where her ethnic group, the Kikuyu, is
strong. It is, supposedly, her homeland.
No solution to Kenya
crisis as Annan deadline expires
(15.02.2008) - (dpa) - A 72-hour deadline to find a political
settlement to end the crisis in Kenya expired Friday without any
concrete solution to the conflict over disputed polls in sight.
"Tribal Violence" And
"Ethnic Cleansing" In Kenya?
(15.02.2008) This is a Guest Voice column by Alan Boswell, an
American college student who has been studying in Kenya since
August 2007. - What"s Really Happening In Kenya - "Tribal violence"?
"Ethnic cleansing"? These words have been splashing in the
international headlines recently as Kenya's flawed presidential
election in late December has opened up its suppressed
undercurrents of inequality and tribal politics for all the world
to see.
Wetangula Reacts to
British Envoy Claim
(15.02.2008) The Government has reacted sharply to remarks by
British High Commissioner that President Kibaki's administration
does not reflect the democratic will of Kenyans.
Kenya in furious
attack on British High Commissioner
(15.02.2008) Britain is embroiled in a diplomatic row with Kenya
after the British high commissioner said President Mwai Kibaki's
government did not "represent the democratic will of the Kenyan
people".
Marathon champion
survives another attack
(15.02.2008) World marathon champion Luke Kibet has survived yet
another attempt on his life in violence sparked by the disputed
vote tallying of the December’s presidential poll.
Police urged to solve
Were murder
(15.02.2008) National Assembly Speaker Kenneth Marende has
appealed to all security agents to put their act together to
assure Kenyans of safety.
Leaders look over
their shoulders as they walk after two colleagues shot dead
(15.02.2008) Members of Parliament are scared following the
killing of their colleagues and threats against their lives. They
blamed the perception that the august House was a money-making
machine, the conduct of the Electoral Commission of Kenya during
the December election and lack of confidence in the Judiciary to
handle poll disputes.
German envoy briefs
mediators on grand coalition
(15.02.2008) Germany has proposed a grand coalition as the best
answer to Kenya’s political crisis. And German minister of State
at the Federal Foreign Office Gernot Erler has been in Kenya since
Tuesday, briefing members of the Kofi Annan-led mediation talks on
how the coalition works.
EU Warns of Sanctions
If Talks Fail
(15.02.2008) The European Union (EU) has warned that it could
sever trade and bilateral links with Kenya if political leaders do
not move fast to resolve the political crisis.
Annan's team strikes
half-way deal in talks
(15.02.2008) The agreement reached after two days of talks to end
Kenya’s post election political crisis will be revealed Friday.
Police to Recruit
5,000 Officers From NYS
(15.02.2008) The Government has announced plans to recruit 5,000
National Youth Service (NYS) graduates into the Police Force. The
recruitment, scheduled to start next month is geared towards
reducing the police to population ratio, currently at 1:1000
against the global standard of 1:400.
Rice visit to Kenya 'welcome'
(15.02.2008) Raila Odinga, Kenya's opposition Orange Democratic
Movement leader, has said that the US secretary of state's
forthcoming visit to the country is a positive move to help
restore peace.
Kenyan postelection
violence delays completion of $110m Kenya–Uganda oil pipeline
(15.02.2008) Completion of the $110-million Kenya–Uganda oil
pipeline project, initially scheduled for the third quarter of
this year, is now expected in 2009, because of violent clashes in
Kenya, following the controversial re-election of President Mwai
Kibaki.
Order issued against
mass grave burials
(15.02.2008) Unclaimed bodies of post-election violence victims
should not be buried in mass graves, the Director of Medical
Services, Dr James Nyikal ordered Thursday.
The continuing saga of
the Mau Mau revolt
(15.02.2008) Immanuel Wallerstein, in the process of discussing
accelerating decolonisation of much of Africa since the end of
World War II, talks about the intent of white settlers in colonial
Kenya and Southern Rhodesia: that whatever the devolution of
powers by constitutional means, power should go to them as a group
rather than to the black majority.
Bush Policies in
Africa 'Constructive,' But Skepticism Persists
(15.02.2008) Nairobi, Kenya (CNSNews.com) - As President Bush
begins a visit to Africa Friday, commentators say some of his
administration's actions have had a constructive impact on
relations, although skepticism remains, particularly in the field
of security-related policies.
Amnesty International
Says Kenya Must Investigate Post-Election Violence and Hold
Perpetrators Responsible to Prevent Future Unrest (15.02.2008)
Kenya Crisis Under Discussion at African Commission Meeting in
Gambia - NEW YORK - Amnesty International today called on the
African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, meeting in Gambia,
and the Kenyan government to thoroughly investigate the
post-election human rights violations in Kenya that have caused
1,000 deaths, to ensure that those responsible are brought to
justice.
Imaginary enemies
(15.02.2008) Blaming multiculturalism for our vulnerability to
terrorist attack belongs to Britain's sorry tradition of
xenophobia and misplaced patriotism
Recruitment Takes an
Ethnic Twist After Chaos
(15.02.2008) Recruitment agencies as well as head hunting firms
have found themselves between a rock and a hard place in the wake
of December's outbreak of ethnic-based violence.
Kenya's politicians
agree to change constitution to end weeks of violence
(15.02.2008) Kenya's political rivals today agreed to write a new
constitution to allow for more power-sharing in a bid to end weeks
of deadly post-election violence.
DAY 48
The Post-election
Violence in Kenya:An overview of the underlying factors
(14.02.2008) Recent political problems that threaten to tear Kenya
apart require analysis that goes beyond ethnicity as portrayed in
the media and current analyses that attempt to explain the
situation.
George Bush Visits
Africa to promote the US Africa Command
(14.02.2008) One year after the announcement that he United States
government was going to accelerate the militarization of Africa,
President George Bush is embarking on a journey to Africa to
coerce African societies to align themselves with the
neo-conservative agenda of the present US administration.
'Secret army'
preparing for war in Kenya
(14.02.2008) An army of young warriors is being secretly armed and
reinforced in remote areas of Kenya’s Rift Valley, preparing for
war if the country’s knife-edge peace talks fail.
Giving Ethnic
Divisions the Boot
(14.02.2008) *NAIROBI, Feb 14 (IPS) - Anthony Njoroge passes the
ball to David Onyango, whose shot makes it past the goalkeeper to
a thunderous cheer from spectators at Huruma Stadium, in Nairobi's
Eastlands slum area.*
Fury over UK envoy’s
remarks
(14.02.2008) A diplomatic row is brewing between Kenya and the
United Kingdom following a statement by High Commissioner Adam
Wood that the Government, as currently constituted, did not
reflect the wishes of Kenyans.
TRANSITION: Former
shadowy spy to be buried with the country’s most kept secrets
(14.02.2008) Kenya’s longest serving spy master James Kanyotu has
passed on at 71, taking with him Kenya’s best-kept secrets about
some of the most gruesome and trying moments in the nation’s
history.
E.A Should Learn From
Kikwete and Kagame
(14.02.2008) UNCONFIRMED rumour indicates that Paul Kagame is the
most sensitive East African President to issues regarding
corruption.
Law body to launch
inquiry into violence
(14.02.2008) East African lawyers will join their Kenyan
counterparts in an inquiry into the violence that rocked the
country after last year’s disputed polls.
Uhuru backs grand
coalition government
(14.02.2008) Local Government Minister Uhuru Kenyatta Wednesday
supported the formation of a grand coalition government to restore
unity among Kenyans.
'Warlords might
replace MPs’
(14.02.2008) An MP told his colleagues that they risked being
replaced by warloads following the post election violence that
gripped the country.
Annan clarifies grand
coalition proposal
(14.02.2008) Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Wednesday said
his statement on a grand coalition to resolve Kenya’s election
crisis was only a proposal for further discussion.
Investigate Barack's
Kenyan connections!
(14.02.2008) With Joe Klein in the tank for Barack and Dick Morris
calling Odinga a client, the whole story has not been told and,
for America's sake, it better unfold (very quickly, for Hillary's
sake, not THAT quickly for McCain's).
UK, Swiss caution
hardliners
(14.02.2008) The UK Government has warned that individuals who
stand in the way of Dr Kofi Annan-led mediation talks would "face
the consequences".
Renewed pressure as
saboteurs warned
(14.02.2008) The noose is waiting to be put around the necks of
individuals who sabotage ongoing talks for a political settlement
out of crippling crisis, The Standard can report.
Kenya-Election
Violence
(14.02.2008) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's political rivals agreed
Thursday to write a new constitution _ a move that could allow for
power-sharing _ as part of a deal to end weeks of deadly
postelection violence, a government negotiator said.
Giving Ethnic
Divisions the Boot
(14.02.2008) Anthony Njoroge passes the ball to David Onyango,
whose shot makes it past the goalkeeper to a thunderous cheer from
spectators at Huruma Stadium, in Nairobi's Eastlands slum area.
Kenya rivals to
rewrite constitution: govt
(14.02.2008) NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's feuding parties have
agreed to rewrite the constitution within a year in an effort to
end post-election violence, but have yet to strike a deal on
power-sharing, a government negotiator said on Thursday.
WANTED: Police probe
200 over violence (14.02.2008) NAIROBI - More than 200
prominent personalities believed to have funded or instigated the
post-election violence in Kenya are under investigation, police
said Thursday.
Bush to send Rice to
Kenya to boost peace bid (no - NOT food-rice!)
(14.02.2008) US President George W. Bush said Thursday he plans to
send Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Kenya to support
efforts to end violence and help political reconciliation there.
Kenya Rivals Sign Deal
on Ending Unrest
(14.02.2008) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Rival factions in Kenya's
political crisis reportedly agreed Thursday to write a new
constitution, a move that could allow for power-sharing as part of
a deal aimed at ending weeks of violence in this East African
country.
The Post-Election
Violence - An Overview of the Underlying Factors
(14.02.2008) Recent political problems that threaten to tear Kenya
apart require analysis that goes beyond ethnicity as portrayed in
the media and current analyses that attempt to explain the
situation.
Human Rights Watch
blasts
(14.02.2008) U.S. on Kenya violence - WASHINGTON (RNS) - As blood
continues to be spilled on Kenyan streets in fierce protest of the
disputed presidential elections in late December, the head of
Human Rights Watch demanded that the U.S. government take more
responsibility for that violence.
Hospitals pay the
price for violence
(14.02.2008) Hospitals in Nyanza and Rift Valley provinces have
borne the brunt of post-election violence after the displacement
of technical staff.
Spymaster Kanyotu
lived and has died an enigma
(14.02.2008) The death of former spy chief, James Kanyotu, marks
the end of an era and with it many secrets.
Kenyan Ogiek Leader
Says He Received Death Threat
(14.02.2008) A leader of Kenya’s Ogiek people says while violence
against his people has eased, he himself has received a death
threat. The Ogiek live in the Mau Forest in the Rift Valley and
are among East Africa’s few remaining hunter-gatherers.
OGIEK LEADER RECEIVES
DEATH THREAT
(14.02.2008) A leader of the Ogiek tribe in Kenya has received a
death threat by telephone. An unknown caller told Mr Mpoiok Kobei,
'We need your head before Tuesday nineteenth, this month.'
DAY 47
What Next - Moving
from Loss and Trauma to Hope and Healing
(13.02.2008) A breach of humanity has occurred in Kenya, leaving
people in a state of shock and disbelief. To see human beings
willfully inflicting pain and death against another has wounded
the souls of Kenyans not just at home but everywhere. The violence
affects individuals as well as family and community.
Transitional govt my
proposal, clarifies Annan
(13.02.2008) Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Wednesday
clarified that the formation of a two-year transitional government
followed by a presidential election were only his suggestions and
that the matter had not been agreed upon by the two parties in the
political dispute.
Kenyan politicians
discuss power-sharing to end postelection violence
(13.02.2008) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's rival parties
sequestered themselves at a luxury lodge in a game park normally
packed with tourists Wednesday as they attempted to hammer out a
peace deal to end weeks of bloodshed.
Churches: We let
Kenyans down
(13.02.2008) Churches leaders have publicly acknowledged they were
partisan prior to Kenya’s the December elections making it
impossible for them to forestall the political crisis facing the
country.
Kenya government anger
with Annan
(13.02.2008) NAIROBI, - The head of the Kenyan government team at
crisis talks has expressed anger with mediator Kofi Annan over
comments on resolving the election dispute.
"Silent emergencies"
stalk Africa's hungry children
(13.02.2008) DAKAR (Reuters) - While world attention is gripped by
major crises such as Darfur and Kenya, malnutrition threatens the
lives of hundreds of thousands of children in "silent emergencies"
elsewhere in Africa, the United Nations said.
Kenya talks hit a snag
(13.02.2008) NAIROBI - Talks on ending Kenya’s post-election
turmoil hit a snag today when the lead negotiator for President
Mwai Kibaki said there was no agreement on a "grand coalition"
government.
Time to Rethink Kenya,
Invent Africa
(13.02.2008) OTTAWA/CANADA - (WTN) - After being a director on the
global board of Transparency International, John Githongo
continued 2003 in an official governmental position to fight
corruption, under the presidency of Mwai Kibaki. In 2005, he left
his position and denounced high-level corruption in Kenya. He is
one of Africa's most renowned advocates for transparency and good
governance.
Even God killed –
Mungiki leader
(13.02.2008) AfricaNews interviewed Mathenge A.K.A Mnyama, the
Mungiki regional coordinator for central Nairobi. [INTERVIEW]
After being hunted down as being an outlawed sect, the Mungiki
came back to the Kenyan public arena in January, this time as
warriors fighting for president Mwai Kibaki. Since then, their
influence and power have been increasing.
Kenyan ambassador to
USA hopeful that blackout, talks will end bloodshed
(13.02.2008) LITTLE ROCK - Kenya's ambassador to the United States
said Tuesday he was hopeful that a round of peace talks would
create a breakthrough that would end postelection violence in his
home country.
Kenyan politicians
discuss power-sharing to end postelection violence
(13.02.2008) NAIROBI, Kenya: The final push for peace in Kenya
continued at a secret location Wednesday as top negotiators said
the opposition had proposed sharing power with the government for
two years then holding new elections.
Annan's Proposal Not
Debated - PNU
(13.02.2008) Party of National Unity Tuesday said the formation of
a transitional government and holding presidential election in two
years as allegedly proposed by former UN secretary general Kofi
Annan had not been discussed or agreed on.
Though Potentially
Messy, Coalition the Only Way Out
(13.02.2008) On the face of it, A grand coalition of parties does
not appeal. Cautious voices have warned that we are likely to end
up with an adhocracy in Parliament - a messy arrangement where the
distinction between the opposition and the Government will be
blurred, and where oversight institutions of the House will find
it difficult to function.
Kenyan roses take
armed escorts to Europe
(13.02.2008) NAIVASHA, Kenya - In a country strangled by anger and
fear, it is taking armed escorts and emergency airlifts to make
sure that Kenya's most warmhearted export - the rose - arrives in
time for Valentine's Day.
Kenya politicians
discuss coalition deal
(13.02.2008) The final push for peace in Kenya continued at a
secret location today as top negotiators said the opposition had
proposed sharing power with the government for two years and then
holding new elections.
Kenya's version of
Democracy
(13.02.2008) KENYAN DEMOCRACY - What really is democracy? This is
not a rhetoric question because over the past month I have been
grappling with it but every moment of thought has brought more
questions than answers.
Displaced populations
still on the move in Kenya
(13.02.2008) The violence that has shaken Kenya since late
December last year has led to population displacements in the
western part of the country. The general situation remains
unpredictable and needs are changing constantly. MSF has set up a
flexible system to provide logistical and medical aid to the
displaced persons.
Two Held Over Were's
Killing Freed
(13.02.2008) Two people who were being held by police in
connection with the killing of Embakasi MP Mugabe Were have been
set free.
Annan ‘deal’
misunderstood
(13.02.2008) NAIROBI - The chief mediator in Kenya’s political
crisis Kofi Annan said today his call for a "grand coalition" had
been misunderstood by the government as a final deal.
Kenyan rivals hunker
down in secret for crisis talks
(13.02.2008) NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's political rivals sought a
deal to end an election crisis at a luxury safari lodge on
Wednesday, while mediator Kofi Annan tried to soothe government
fury over a proposal for new elections.
Jealousy 'leads' to
unrest
(13.02.2008) Naivasha - Although they are from different tribes,
Peter and Sospeter have much in common: they do the same job, are
roughly the same age and practically share the same first name.
Kenyan Negotiators
Continue Talks After Government Protest
(13.02.2008) Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan has pulled
Kenya's political rivals back to negotiations, following a
government protest over his proposal to end the country's
post-election crisis and ethnic violence.
ANALYSIS-Seeds of
class war sprout in Kenya's crisis
(13.02.2008) NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya is a land of stark contrast:
the rich drive gleaming luxury cars, can afford to enrol their
children in top British schools and in the case of one local
magnate, send suits to London for dry cleaning.
Why shouldnt Kenya
Army save lives?
(13.02.2008) Since the end of December 2007 General Election in
Kenya and the contested declaration of President Kibaki as winner,
anarchy and disorder have descended on this country, once an oasis
of peace in a region beset with state-and-politician orchestrated
violence.
Why 'Illegal Aliens'
Head West
(13.02.2008) The question of migration has to be seen in its full
context. A French philosopher became famous for saying "I think
therefore I am". Human existence since Adam and Eve can be
characterised by a similarly simple phrase: "I move, therefore I
am". If you don't move you are dead!
Group cautions on
talks
(13.02.2008) The International Centre for Policy and Conflict (ICPC)
has called on the Annan-led mediation teams to act with caution as
they get to the climax of the talks.
Loggers Capitalise on
Violence in North Rift to Venture Into Forests
(13.02.2008) Forests in parts of North Rift region have not
escaped the effects of political unrest occasioned by the December
27 disputed presidential election results.
Ex-police chief held
over raids
(13.02.2008) A retired assistant commissioner of Police is among
more than 30 people arrested in connection with election related
violence in Trans-Nzoia district.
Machel Calls for
Lasting Political Solution
(13.02.2008) Only a political solution can haul Kenya out of the
current crisis, a member of the Kenya National Dialogue For
Reconciliation committee, Mrs Graca Machel, has said.
Kabando: I’m on US
travel ban threat list
(13.02.2008) The Mukurwe-ini Member of Parliament, Mr Kabando wa
Kabando, has publicly declared that he is among the 13 politicians
and businesspeople facing an imminent ban to the United States for
their alleged role in the post-election violence.
Marende says he
supports reconciliation
(13.02.2008) "Honourable members, allow me at the onset to
appreciate the efforts of our very worthy negotiators in seeking
solutions to the post-election crisis that has engulfed our
country, under the auspices of the Kenya National Dialogue and
Reconciliation Team.
DNA tests to help net
rapists
(13.02.2008) Some 100 DNA samples have been collected from rape
victims of the post-election violence to help net the suspects.
Your role is vital and
we can’t afford to fail, Annan tells MPs
(13.02.2008) We have come here today to brief you on the progress
of the National Dialogue and Reconciliation process. We arrived
three weeks ago, and have been engaged in face to face
negotiations since January 29 after the parties appointed their
teams.
Freeze aid to army,
says Kiai
(13.02.2008) US military assistance to Kenya should be suspended,
pending a resolution of the post-election crisis, two Kenyan human
rights leaders write in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
MPs bury differences
in House to get peace
(13.02.2008) Hostility and suspicion gave way to camaraderie as
MPs from across the political divide crossed the floor and mingled
on both sides of the Old Chamber of Parliament for the Speaker’s
Kamukunji.
Parliament pledges to
spearhead search for peace
(13.02.2008) Parliament will push the enactment of any
constitutional or statutory changes aimed at bringing about
lasting peace, reconciliation and national unity.
MP faults US envoy’s
demand
(13.02.2008) Mukurweini MP, Mr Kabando wa Kabando, reacted sharply
to a demand letter by US Ambassador, Mr Michael Ranneberger, that
he writes an essay detailing his efforts and achievements in
promoting peace.
Annan pleads for grand
coalition government
(13.02.2008) Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Tuesday hinted
at a grand coalition government to end Kenya’s post election
crisis, but the move was immediately challenged by the Government.
Ilchamus back in court
to stop nominations
(13.02.2008) The Ilchamus Community has moved to court in yet
another bid to stop the nomination of 12 MPs. They want the court
to issue orders quashing any nominations that may have been
submitted to the President by the Electoral Commission of Kenya.
We must not waste this
opportunity
(13.02.2008) Tuesday marked another milestone in the path towards
resolving the political crisis and finding a lasting solution to
fundamental problems this country has failed to tackle since
independence.
Though potentially
messy, coalition the only way out
(13.02.2008) ON THE FACE OF IT, A grand coalition of parties does
not appeal. Cautious voices have warned that we are likely to end
up with an adhocracy in Parliament – a messy arrangement where the
distinction between the opposition and the Government will be
blurred, and where oversight institutions of the House will find
it difficult to function.
Security team alarmed
by mob lynchings
(13.02.2008) The Imenti North District security committee is
alarmed by increased cases of lynching of theft suspects in the
Meru municipality.
Ex-Police Chief
Arrested
(13.02.2008) A retired assistant Commissioner of Police is among
30 suspects being investigated over claims of funding
post-election violence in Trans Nzoia District.
Annan Teams Off to
Secret Location
(13.02.2008) Former UN chief, Dr Kofi Annan, and his mediation
teams are at an undisclosed location to hammer out the final deal
between PNU and ODM.
A blot on the talks
(13.02.2008) Claims of ambush, obstinacy and a protest by the
Government side threatened to spoil the party as the final
countdown in the search for a political solution began on an
optimistic note on Tuesday.
Women Criticise
Nominations
(13.02.2008) The League of Kenya Women Voters has asked political
parties to set rules governing the nomination of MPs and
councillors to stem the confusion and discontent that have
accompanied the exercise.
Kenya election
compromise reportedly afoot
(13.02.2008) Former U.N. leader says power-sharing deal being
drafted. - NAIROBI, Kenya - Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi
Annan said Tuesday that Kenya would have a solution to its
postelection crisis later this week as the country's dueling
political parties retired to an undisclosed location for what are
expected to be final talks.
As Kenyans forced to
camps, aid groups fear worse problems
(13.02.2008) ELDORET, Kenya - Since their home was torched six
weeks ago, Peter Monderu's six children sleep tangled like puppies
on the cold ground.
Unite the Country,
Graca Tells MPs
(13.02.2008) A member of the mediation team Tuesday pleaded with
MPs to unite the country and bring hatred and bleeding to an end.
Mrs Graca Machel reminded the over 200 MPs that they were the
right people to spearhead peace initiatives for the sake of the
country.
Finance Minister
Dropped As Kikwete Names Cabinet
(13.02.2008) President Jakaya Kikwete Tuesday named a new Cabinet
which is smaller and designed to suit current and future needs of
the country.
Kenya talks stutter at
Annan's proposal
(13.02.2008) Nairobi - Talks on ending Kenya's post-election
turmoil hit a snag on Wednesday when the lead negotiator for
President Mwai Kibaki said there was no agreement on a "grand
coalition" government.
Kenya talks stumble
over Annan's proposed 'grand coalition'
(13.02.2008) NAIROBI (AFP) - Talks on ending Kenya's post-election
turmoil hit a snag on Wednesday when the lead negotiator for
President Mwai Kibaki said there was no agreement on a "grand
coalition" government.
Will 'grand coalition'
end Kenya's woes?
(13.02.2008) The creation of a power-sharing government in Kenya
appeared imminent on Tuesday after a parliamentary briefing in
which former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan spoke of
a possible "grand coalition" to end the country's political crisis.
Group Cautions On
Talks
(13.02.2008) The International Centre for Policy and Conflict (ICPC)
has called on the Annan-led mediation teams to act with caution as
they get to the climax of the talks.
PNU MPs protest at
mediation proposals
(13.02.2008) PNU and Government MPs were ambushed by mediation
proposals for a transitional Government and fresh presidential
elections, they have claimed.
Evicted from the city
and rejected at home
(13.02.2008) A displaced woman got a rude shock when she returned
to her ancestral home in Siaya and found a deserted homestead.
Hardliners are the
real enemies of Kenya
(13.02.2008) I hear strains of a new melody beginning. In the
streets of Nairobi life seems to have bounced back to normal. It
is a long shot to think of what or who is really absent now.
Honouring Kenya
through sacrifices
(13.02.2008) You have heard that how one deals with a difficult
situation could either break them or hoist them to the hall of
fame. The same goes for communication.
Kibet suffers another
attack
(13.02.2008) This afternoon, for the second time in under two
months, World Marathon champion Luke Kibet has survived an attempt
on his life in Kenya.
DAY 46
By Inviting Bush We
Are Dishonouring Ourselves
(12.02.2008) It would seem to me that there are certain moral
limits beyond which no one can cross without forfeiting one’s
honour and human dignity. Our seemingly voluntary decision to
invite and to entertain a hated war criminal for four days in our
beautiful land will probably go down in history as marking the
darkest moment in our political history so far.
Families feel strain
as ethnic violence divides Kenya
(12.02.2008) KINOO, Kenya - As the ethnic violence shows few signs
of abating, Josphat Karanja, a Kikuyu, and his wife, Everlyn Adoyo,
25, a Luo, have begun looking for a new home in a safe section of
Nairobi. In the six weeks that ethnic fighting has ripped through
Kenya, Josphat Karanja hasn't once called his father, not even
after clashes erupted near the family home in the turbulent Rift
Valley.
Will the violence and
death end soon in Kenya
(12.02.2008) Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan says he is hopeful
Kenya’s feuding political parties can reach a deal this week aimed
at defusing the election crisis before they move to a secret
location.
UN mediators recommend
'transitional coalition government' for Kenya
(12.02.2008) Nairobi, Kenya - The African Union and UN-backed
panel of Eminent African Personalities mediating in the Kenyan
political crisis said Tuesday it had recommended the formation of
a transitional coalition government pending fresh polls to save
the East African nation from hurtling further into the abyss.
Africa Forum peace
mission to the Republic of Kenya
(12.02.2008) - (Ed. Note: And what came out of it? - NOTHING!) -
On 27 December 2008, the Republic of Kenya held what by all
account was a historic and peaceful presidential, parliamentary
and civic election. The electorates turned out in unprecedented
large numbers to cast their ballots.
ODM wants PM's post
with executive powers, PNU says no
(12.02.2008) Nairobi, Kenya - Although hopes are rising that the
Kenyan post-polls crisis will soon be resolved by the African
Union (AU) and the UN-backed mediation panel, the two parties
involved appeared far from being ready to restore peace to the
East African nation if signals emanating from their camps are
anything to go by.
"Leaders Must Think
Beyond Own Interests", says Ban Ki-Moon
(12.02.2008) Over the past month, I have been deeply engaged in
the evolving situation in Kenya. As I warned at the African Union
Summit, ethnic clashes threaten to escalate out of control.
Civil Servants in Plea
for Security
(12.02.2008) The Civil Servants Union is calling on the Government
to provide security to its members affected by post-election
violence.
Man First Lady Slapped
Gets Another Blow
(12.02.2008) The civil servant slapped by First Lady Lucy Kibaki
on December 12 last year has now been removed from his powerful
post in the Office of the President.
Next in line of
turmoil: Uganda?
(12.02.2008) Museveni (nicknamed M7), who is said to not be a
Muganda but a Tutsi and "his" Uganda seems to come into similar
trouble at home as Kibaki in Kenya, whom he held the stirrups.
MPs Should Be
Impartial
(12.02.2008) For all the promise that the Kofi Annan- led
mediation effort to return the country into political stability
has shown, keen watchers of the Kenyan political scene believe it
is entering the most testing phase now. That phase has nothing to
do with the nature of political settlement.
Put Anti-Graft Agenda
Back On Course
(12.02.2008) The political crisis and violence that have rocked
Kenya since the December 27 General Election have all but eclipsed
the anti-corruption agenda.
Kenyan minister booed
by refugees
(12.02.2008) DRAMA ensued at Mulanda transit centre in Tororo
district on Monday when Kenyan refugees booed their home minister
for special programmes, Dr. Naomi Shaban, when she tried to
downplay the security situation in Kenya and urged them to return
home.
Uganda restricts
refugees
(12.02.2008) The Ugandan Government plans to restrict Kenyan
refugees. Tororo Resident DC, Mr Mpimbaza Hashaka, said refugees
in Mulanda sub-county would not be allowed to travel without a
permit.
Kenya now listed among
Hunger's Global Hotspots
Hunger's global hotspots: 12 February 2008 - Kenya - The
Government of Kenya, Kenya Red Cross (KRC) and WFP continued to
provide food assistance to people displaced/affected by
post-election crisis. Thus far, 1,772 mt of WFP food has been
distributed to 372,000 people displaced in Rift Valley and western
Kenya as well as the most vulnerable people in the slums of
Nairobi and Kisumu.
Tears for Kenya: Violence in
Kenya hits close to home
(12.02.2008)
It has been difficult of late for Josie Mai, an art instructor at
Missouri Southern State University, to not think about what was
happening to members of her family in East Africa.
Her younger sister married Julius Were (pronounced where-ay), a
native of Kenya, five years ago in Kansas City. Her sister, Sarah,
is five months’ pregnant with her first child.
Kenyan Politicians
Discuss Power-Sharing
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Peace talks to end postelection
bloodshed in Kenya moved to a secret location Tuesday for a final
push. Negotiators said the opposition has proposed sharing power
with the government for two years and then holding new elections.
Defusing the ethnic
time-bomb
(12.02.2008) KENYA'S STRIFE II - The way to permanently solve the
crisis in Kenya is to end politics as usual. This past December,
President Mwai Kibaki declared victory over the challenger Raila
Odinga despite every indication that the election process was
unfree and unfair. Even though Kibaki appointed his government
with indecent haste, Odinga did not accept defeat, and violence
ratcheted up.
Seek Political
Solution, Counsels Machel
(12.02.2008) The current crisis facing the country can only be
addressed through a political solution. Mrs Graca Machel, a member
of the Kenya National Dialogue For Reconciliation Committee has
said.
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA
BLOG: Discrimination checklist
(12.02.2008) I'm in the market for a mechanic - the last guy
having turned up for work drunk one too many times - so I asked
Thomas, the office's driver, whether he knew anyone. He thought on
it for a moment and replied, "There is a man. He's a Kikuyu, but
he's a good man."
Political Crisis in
Kenya: Kofi Annan Emphasizes
(12.02.2008) The talks for resolving the current crisis between
President Mwai Kibaki’s Party of National Unity (PNU) and Raila
Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) have been underway with
former Secratary-General Kofi Annan who is acting as a chief
mediator. “The current crisis is a big challenge, but it provides
an opportunity for Kenyan leaders to steer the country to a new
level of stability”, Annan said on Monday at a special session in
parliament. “I sincerely hope we will complete our work by early
next week”, he continued by implying the real progress made in the
negotiations.
Kenyan minister
criticises crisis mediator Annan
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI (Reuters) - The head of the government team
at Kenya's crisis talks criticised chief mediator Kofi Annan on
Tuesday, complicating his efforts to bring a swift end to the
country's post-election turmoil.
Kenya's helpless
students traumatised by crisis
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI (Reuters) - Winnie Atieno is a typical Kenyan
high school dropout these days. She loved maths and sciences and
dreamt of becoming a doctor -- until the men with machetes came
around.
Annan seeks to seal
Kenya crisis deal in days
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya should have a political
solution to its election dispute this week, but its divided
parliament must swiftly endorse wider reforms, former U.N. chief
Kofi Annan said on Tuesday.
Politicians Urged to
Avoid Derailing Talks
(12.02.2008) Two ODM members of Parliament have asked politicians
to desist from making utterances that may derail the Kofi Annan
mediated talks.
Crisis highlights
cluster complications
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI (IRIN) - The post-election crisis in Kenya
has highlighted some of the shortcomings of the cluster approach,
introduced two years ago to improve emergency responses involving
many actors.
Unicef slams 'licence
to rape'
(12.02.2008) Geneva - Sexual violence has reached epidemic
proportions in African countries from Kenya to Sudan with many men
seeing social chaos as a "licence to rape," the UN children's fund
warned on Tuesday.
Court threatens to
strike out case against VP
(12.02.2008) - still ignores Indigenous People - The Ilchamus
community from Baringo District is not giving up in its bid for
recognition as a marginalized group that deserves representation
in the tenth Parliament.
Talks reach grand
coalition stage
(12.02.2008) Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan
took his mediation efforts to the Kenyan Parliament saying that
the Kenyan dialogue process had struck out all the options,
remaining with only one - formation of a Grand Coalition.
‘Kenya’s pain is
Africa’s pain’
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI - Rights activist Graca Machel delivered an
emotional plea to Kenyan lawmakers today to help end the crisis
sparked by disputed elections, saying they were facing a
“historical mission.”
Kenya crisis talks
move to secret retreat
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI (AFP) - Negotiators from Kenya's feuding
factions moved to a secret retreat on Tuesday for crunch talks on
a deal aimed at pulling the country out of post-election turmoil
that has left more than 1,000 dead.
Annan briefs MPs on
Kenya crisis
(12.02.2008) Mediator Kofi Annan has addressed an informal session
of Parliament and briefed them on developments to end the
political impasse.
As Elsewhere, America
Sucks Essential Talent Out of Kenya
(12.02.2008) It isn’t lost on people in other countries that
America is a magnet that attracts their best talent - and it s
often resented. With Kenya in flames after a contested election,
some in that country feel that it might be better if some of those
talented people were persuaded to return or remain in Kenya.
Kenyan Rights Activist
Pushes for UN Action
(12.02.2008) The chairman of the Kenya National Commission on
Human Rights, Maina Kiai, has been one of the country's leading
independent voices since the beginning of the crisis sparked by
Kenya's disputed presidential election of December 27.
Annan seeks parliament
backing for Kenya deal
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI (AFP) - Kofi Annan sought support from
Kenya's divided parliament on Tuesday for an imminent political
deal to pull the country out of turmoil that has left more than
1,000 people dead.
Norway supports
negotiations in Kenya
(12.02.2008) The Norwegian government has granted USD 1 million in
support of the ongoing negotiations aimed at solving the political
crisis in Kenya.
Making Kenya work
(12.02.2008) The experience in Kenya today demonstrates that the
road to democracy can be a rocky one, if not illusionary, for some
developing nations.
Kenya panel to probe
disputed elections
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI - Kenya’s feuding parties have agreed to set
up an independent panel to investigate the December presidential
election and its disputed outcome, which unleashed widespread
violence, chief mediator Kofi Annan announced on Tuesday.
Life in Kenya far from
a bed of roses
(12.02.2008) Naivasha, Kenya - Past the greenhouses and fields of
roses, a chain fence surrounds rows of white tents. In the
lakeside town of Naivasha, flower farms - which make Kenya the
biggest supplier to Europe - are, as usual, in overdrive in the
run-up to Valentine's Day on Thursday.
Annan seeks parliament
backing for Kenya deal
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI: Kofi Annan sought support from Kenya's
divided parliament on Tuesday for an imminent political de`al to
pull the country out of turmoil that has left more than 1,000
people dead.
Kenya Tourism Board
Set for Global Fair in Germany
(12.02.2008) Kenya will participate in this year's annual
International Tourism Bourse travel trade fair to be held in
Germany next month. The State-run Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) and
other industry stakeholders will represent the country.
Can a Kenyan Peace
Agreement Stem Rape?
(12.02.2008) The international community must support Kenyan women,
promote peace and send a message that sexual assault will not be
tolerated.
Around Kenya: After
the violence
(12.02.2008) After six weeks, Kenya's violent ethnic and political
clashes are easing, following disputed elections. Here is a
snap-shot of the situation in what have been some of the worst
trouble spots ...
Annan moves Kenya
talks in drive for speedy deal
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI (Reuters) - Former U.N. boss Kofi Annan has
invited Kenya's feuding political parties to continue talks at a
secret location outside Nairobi, with the aim of reaching an
agreement within two or three days, a spokesman said on Monday.
Kenya’s War of Words
(12.02.2008) WHEN you find yourself at a wedding discussing how
more than 800 people have been killed and more than 250,000 kicked
out of their homes for having certain ethnic origins, you know
there is something terribly wrong with your country. Living in
Nairobi the past few months has been like living in a relatively
comfortable glass cave in the middle of hell.
AFRICA Ethnicity:
Releasing Africa`s “Suppressed Rage”
(12.02.2008) "We have met the enemy and he is us," Pogo - The
December, 2007 presidential elections troubles in Kenya that saw
over 1,000 people killed reveals the unresolved “rage” of Africa’s
ethnicity, as the Polish-born novelist Joseph Conrad will tell you
in his famous “suppressed rage” phrase that fits some of Africa’s
deadly ethnic conflicts.
Kenyans Say Tribal
Divide Has Reached Police Force
(12.02.2008) Victims of Mobs Accuse Officers of Standing By -
NAIVASHA, Kenya - Benson Onyango slipped behind the door of his
house, terrified as he watched about two dozen young men chase his
friend down the dirt paths of their neighborhood in this lakeside
town. His friend stumbled to the ground, and the gang began
beating him with clubs and iron bars.
Kenya talks head to
secret site
(12.02.2008) NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) - Negotiators trying to resolve
a political crisis in Kenya plan to move to an undisclosed
location and make no public statements for the next few days, a
senior aide to former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan told CNN
on Monday.
Kenya mediators go
undercover
(12.02.2008) Negotiators trying to break the deadlock between
Kenya's government and the opposition are planning to relocate to
a secret location. A senior aide to former UN secretary general
Kofi Annan says the negotiators plan to move to an undisclosed
location and make no public statements for the next 48 to 72
hours.
Envoys’ warning over
talks
(12.02.2008) Five foreign diplomats urged President Kibaki and ODM
leader, Mr Raila Odinga, to agree on a political solution to the
political crisis.
Kibaki warns inciters
(12.02.2008) President Kibaki has told the perpetrators of
violence that their days are numbered. He also warned those
inciting wananchi to engage in arson attacks that the law would
soon catch up with them.
Annan: Deal could be
struck in 48-72 hours
(12.02.2008) Hope for a breakthrough in the crippling political
crisis rose Monday night after mediator Kofi Annan announced that
a deal could be struck within the next 48 to 72 hours.
Raila's Plea On
Petition
(12.02.2008) ODM leader, Mr Raila Odinga, wants the High Court to
strike out a petition challenging the election of President Kibaki.
Raila says as far as he was concerned, there was no proper and
valid petition before the court.
IDPs threaten to
strike
(12.02.2008) Displaced people in Trans-Nzoia District have
threatened to go on a hunger strike to complain about local
provincial administrator.
Let’s give peace in
Kenya a chance (message from former US Ambassador)
(12.02.2008) I spent three years in Kenya as US Ambassador. I shed
blood and tears with Kenyans after al Qaeda blew up the American
embassy in 1998 killing 213 people and injuring over 5,000.
DAY 45
Kenyan militia strike back
(11.02.2008)
First they sent leaflets saying they would avenge the killings of
their tribesmen when violence flared following Kenya's disputed
election. Then they told other tribes to leave certain areas.
African babies being sold into
slavery in UK for up to $10,000
(11.02.2008)
An estimated 500 African children a year - many of them babies - are being trafficked into the UK where they end up working as
virtual slaves, a new investigation has revealed.
Annan calls for media
blackout during talks
(11.02.2008) Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi
Annan has called on Kenya's negotiating team to move their talks
outside the capital, Nairobi, with the goal of reaching an
agreement on the outstanding political issues in the next 48 to 72
hours.
Annan hopes for Kenya
talks result in 2-3 days
(11.02.2008) NAIROBI (Reuters) - Former U.N. boss Kofi Annan has
invited Kenya's feuding political parties to continue talks at a
hidden location outside Nairobi, with the aim of reaching an
agreement within two or three days, a spokesman said on Monday.
Annan demands News
Blackout for 48-72 h
(11.02.2008) - Mediation translocated outside Nairobi - (Nairobi)
- After another day, which didn't bring progress in the
negotiations concerning the legitimate governance in Kenya after
the flawed presidential elections, Chief-Mediator Kofi Annan asked
his mediation team and the feuding sides to continue the talks at
an undisclosed location outside Nairobi.
Rivals truce nearing
in Kenya
(11.02.2008) NAIROBI - Negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki and
opposition leader Raila Odinga re-started talks yesterday in a
mood of national optimism that a political solution to Kenya's
worst crisis since independence may be near.
New-born rhino named
Kofi Annan
(11.02.2008) A new-born rhinoceros in Kenya has been named Kofi
Annan in honour of the former UN Secretary General. Baby Kofi was
born at the weekend in the community-owned Ol Choro Oirogua
Conservancy in the Maasai Mara reserve.
Militia Have Their Own
Agendas
(11.02.2008) We are now into the second of the two weeks given for
progress on the first three items of the mediation process. The
prognosis is mixed.
Displaced Kenyans Find
More Problems
(11.02.2008) ELDORET, Kenya - Since their home was torched six
weeks ago, Peter Monderu's six children sleep tangled like puppies
on the cold ground. His 9-year-old girl bears the scars of a
horrific arson attack on a church, and his fearful wife startles
awake at the least sound.
Rescue mission in
Kenya
(11.02.2008) Kenya has long conjured up images of colonial rule (cue
the movies White Mischief and Out of Africa). It was also a rarity
for Africa, a country where the end of that rule - Kenya gained
independence from Britain in 1963 - wasn't followed by violence
and corrupt dictatorships. Until now.
Kenyan government
plans to build houses for IDPs
(11.02.2008) Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya government has said
it will cover the cost o f rebuilding houses for the more than
300,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) and of resettling them
as a result of the post-election violence that has also c l aimed
over 1,000 lives in the past six weeks.
Election Tragedy
(11.02.2008) The horror pictures of electoral violence coming out
of Kenya since the closing days of 2007 into 2008 have shocked the
television-viewing world. Commentators have presented it as
marking an unfortunate shattering of the political record of an
exemplary democracy that has over the turbulent decades of a
mayhem-riddled sector of Africa been a shining example of peace
and good governance.
600,000 forced to
leave their homes in Kenya crisis - UN
(11.02.2008) The UN's humanitarian chief John Holmes said today
that up to 600,000 people have been forced from their homes in
Kenya during weeks of violence that has killed 1,000 people.
When Voting Rationally
is Not Betrayal
(11.02.2008) In a representative democracy voting is a fundamental
exercise without which its content becomes devoid of meaning.
Voting is therefore the cornerstone on which any pragmatic
application of democratic ideals must begin.
Kenya crisis talks
head into decisive stretch
(11.02.2008) NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya's political rivals on Monday
began a crucial week of negotiations led by Kofi Annan to clinch a
political deal that could end a crisis sparked by President Mwai
Kibaki's re-election.
Optimism at Kenya
talks, negotiators urge patience
(11.02.2008) NAIROBI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Negotiators for President
Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga re-started talks on
Monday in a mood of national optimism that a political solution to
Kenya's worst crisis since independence may be near.
As criminals take
advantage of postelection violence, Kenyans turn vigilante
(11.02.2008) KISUMU, Kenya - Children clustered around the charred
body, its features melted into an unrecognizable black mask. The
man, accused of being a thief, was the fourth person to be burned
alive this month in this western Kenyan city.
Elections - Children
Pay a Heavy Price
(11.02.2008) More than 100,000 children are still suffering in
makeshift camps six weeks after the announcement of presidential
election results sparked violent protests across the country.
Kenya's Opposition ODM
to Propose Power-Sharing Government
(11.02.2008) In Kenya, both the opposition Orange Democratic
Movement (ODM) and embattled President Mwai Kibaki’s Party of
National Unity (PNU) are scheduled to present new positions Monday
to former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan who is mediating a
resolution to the country’s post-election crisis. This comes after
both parties agreed to abandon their original postures in favor of
a political solution.
Kenya’s Middle Class
Feeling Sting of Violence
(11.02.2008) NAIROBI, Kenya - George G. Mbugua is a 42-year-old
executive with two cars, a closet full of suits and a good job as
the chief financial officer of a growing company.
Time running out for
Kenya
(11.02.2008) NAIROBI - A political deal is urgently needed in
Kenya to prevent violence sparked by disputed elections from
spiralling out of control and engulfing the once stable country,
experts say.
Raila: I won’t be a
betrayer
(11.02.2008) ODM leader, Mr Raila Odinga, has reiterated that he
will not betray his supporters in the talks seeking a solution to
the political crisis.
MPs* defend the
President against rigging allegations
(11.02.2008) * many from constituencies, where the election
results didn't come forward in time! - More than 35 MPs have
dismissed as "baseless and manifestly ill-founded" ODM’s claims
that President Kibaki stole the presidential election.
Re-run could be a good
option
(11.02.2008) Our leaders should agree to a poll re-run to restore
the confidence of Kenyans and the international community.
Nation building is
worth the price
(11.02.2008) What has happened has baffled many and a myriad on
its causes have been postulated. Although, Kenyans have always
asserted that Kenya is one nation and one state, it has always
been otherwise.
It's better to split
the five-year term and save the country
(11.02.2008) It’s the 11th hour in Kenyan politics. Now is the
time for our leading politicians not only to make bold concessions,
but more importantly, decisions that will be remembered for
holding the country together. One significant decision that
President Kibaki of PNU and Mr Raila Odinga of ODM should make is
to split the current five year term in two equal halves.
Return, refugees told
(11.02.2008) The Government has petitioned Uganda and Tanzania to
facilitate the return of Kenyan refugees. East African Cooperation
minister, Dr Wilfred Machage, said the refugees had no reason to
continue living in neighbouring countries.
Political solution?
What Kenyans want
(11.02.2008) Many Kenyans would welcome a power-sharing or any
other deal arrived at quickly through the Kofi Annan-led effort to
stop the country from sliding deeper into political abyss.
On the threshold of a
breakthrough
(11.02.2008) It will be a unique political solution for Kenya that
will be unveiled this week if both sides at the Kofi Annan-led
talks agree to final details of a deal already on the table.
Firms and civil
service hit hard as staff run away from their stations in fear
(11.02.2008) Professionals from all sectors have borne the brunt
of post-election violence that erupted after the Electoral
Commission of Kenya declared Mwai Kibaki President amid disputed
poll tallying.
Danger of politicians
misusing the youth (11.02.2008) A video
clip uploaded on YouTube by a Kenyan blogger features
politicians dancing to DNA’s hit single Banjuka.
Seen within the context of the current conflict, it provides
ironic entertainment. The laughter it generates is sardonic
because of the vulgarity of its subtext.
Breakthrough in Talks
As Both Sides Climb Down
(11.02.2008) Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan
appears to be on the brink of clinching a peace deal for Kenya.
Getting President Mwai Kibaki to climb down from the position that
the election dispute could only be resolved in a court of law was
no easy task.
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