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Student witnesses Kenya violence
BBC
Sunday, 27 January 2008, 16:48 GMT
The parents of an 18-year-old student from Telford say their
daughter has witnessed the political violence in Kenya at first
hand.
Nyree Grevett, from Telford, has been working in an orphanage at
Nakuru near Nairobi for several months.
Her father, Tony Grevett, said he was worried about her after she
told him about an armed mob in the village.
He later discovered that 60 people had been killed in the village
over the past two days.
Night curfew
The men, who were armed with pangas and sticks, were chased and
dispersed by police.
Mr Grevett said communication was difficult, but his daughter was
adamant she was not coming home despite being confined to the
orphanage by a curfew.
He said she felt safe with her host family in the village and was
continuing to work in the school and at the orphanage.
"If I brought her home she would never forgive me," he added.
Mr Grevett has been able to speak to his daughter by telephone. He
said she described Nukuru as a 'ghost town'.
The five other students who were working with her have returned to
their homes.
The violence in Kenya erupted after disputed presidential
elections earlier this year.
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