10/1/08
Kenya’s trauma, and how to end it, Wanyama Masinde
The crisis of violence and disorder in Kenya since the election of 27 December 2007 poses hard questions to members of the country’s political class of all parties and ethnicities. It also raises the issue of what can and should be done …
opendemocracy.net/article/demo
cracy_power/kenya_seven_questions
Annan to mediate in Kenya
AFP NAIROBI – Former United Nations (UN) secretary general Kofi Annan is to take over mediation efforts to lift Kenya out of its political turmoil, the Ghanaian presidency, current head of the African Union, said in a statement. . . .
www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=676621
Kenya violence reveals deep social, ethnic rifts
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
By Barry Moody NAIROBI, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Attempts to paper over deep
social and ethnic rifts underlying Kenya’s violence for the sake of a quick
return to …
africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnB282460.html
Former UN Chief to Lead Kenya Mediation
The Associated Press –
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is taking
over mediation in Kenya’s disputed presidential election, an African Union
statement …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iQUIrJ
zN6krWc0yJ6DP3ySeXQekQD8U32BIG0
Kenya: Kibaki Does Not Know How to Steal
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Unlike the man who calls himself the professor of politics in Kenya, Daniel
Arap Moi, the new crop of Kibaki advisors are real amateurs. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801100609.html
Kenya: Citizens Wanted Change But Were Short-Changed
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The Kikuyu dot.com business generation says he has forced Kenya into an
ethnic war, with them bearing the brunt. Briefly, Kenya has a president
with a …
allafrica.com/stories/200801100612.html
Kenya: Kibaki, Raila Set Power Sharing Terms
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The government of Kenya and the Orange Democratic Movement have agreed on a
power sharing deal and the possibility of creating the post of prime
minister. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801090948.html
Kenya: EAC in Secret Meetings Over Disputed Polls Results
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Officials of the East African Community held closed door meetings here
yesterday and discussed the disputed Kenya election results as well as
implications …
allafrica.com/stories/200801100514.html
Kenya: Hakuna Matata? No, Matata Mengi!
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
“Kenya Yetu, Hakuna Matata…” Remember the song? Some not very
knowledgeable American tourist must have thought it was Kenya’s national
anthem, …
allafrica.com/stories/200801100608.html
Kenya: Kufuor Talks Up Against Serious Odds
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Hopes are that Kenya is not living down to the expectations expressed by
the erstwhile Zairean ruler. The main necessity for third party mediation
in Kenya …
allafrica.com/stories/200801100086.html
Kenya: ECK Releases Results of Presidential Election
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Mr Musyoka vied on an ODM Kenya ticket. Wajir North and Kilgoris, where
parliamentary results were also cancelled, did not affect the presidential
vote. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801100101.html
Kenya: Leader’s Willingness to Talk Crucial
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
A willingness for rival Kenyan politicians President Mwai Kibaki and Raila
Odinga to sit down for mediated talks is crucial to returning Kenya to the
pillar …
allafrica.com/stories/200801090693.html
Kenya can still achieve 8 pct growth in 2008-cbank
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
By Katie Nguyen NAIROBI, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Kenya may still achieve 8
percent economic growth in 2008, but this is conditional on the speed of…
africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL10416101.html
Violence in Kenya: A plague in paradise
Rediff – Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
The industry that flourishes most in Kenya is the security industry. Every
house is a fortress, with high walls, electric fencing and armed guards.kenya100108…
in.rediff.com/news/2008/jan/10tps.htm
Kenya police teargas women at opposition march
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
NAIROBI, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Kenyan police fired teargas at dozens of women
supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga as they demonstrated and
blocked a …
africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL10424644.html
Caritas responds to strife in Kenya
Catholic humanitarian agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged $10000 to a Kenyan project partner affected by post-election violence in the east Africa country.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0801/S00063.htm
Regrouping of Terrorists Viewed As A Risk in Troubled Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya (CNSNews.com) – Washington views constitutional reform as one of the best ways to avoid future conflict in Kenya, traditionally one of Africa’s most stable democracies. Kenya is now on the verge of civil war, …
www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=
/ForeignBureaus/archive/200801/INT20080110b.html
Kenya leader dismisses calls for new vote
Seattle Times - United States
By AP and Los Angeles Times BEN CURTIS / AP Kenya President Mwai Kibaki, center, told a crowd Wednesday in the western town of Burnt Forest that the
...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/
nationworld/2004116815_kenya10.html
Kenya: Hope as Kufuor Discusses Crisis With Kibaki and Raila
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
When my Government is fully constituted as a result of dialogue, it will be broad-based and represent the will of the people of Kenya. ...
http://allafrica.com/stories/200801100002.html
Kenya Can Learn Lesson From Korea
Korea Times - South Korea
By Elijah N. Munyi Due to election skirmishes in Kenya, South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has now classified Kenya as a ...
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/
news/opinon/2008/01/137_17049.html
East Africa: Kenya Crisis Could Fail Regional Federation - Odinga
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Kenya's main opposition leader Raila Odinga has warned that the current post-election violence rocking his country could derail the East African Community ...
http://allafrica.com/stories/200801100004.htm
Cry For Kenya: Letter From Kenyan In Sudan
By chris(chris)
What broke my heart was when one of my clients who is a respected figure in the society walked into my office, embraced me and broke into a long emotional prayer for Kenya to regain it’s “rightful place in Africa” and end the babaric …
kumekucha.blogspot.com/2008/01/cry-
for-kenya-letter-from-kenyan-in.html
“Bear Witness”—Kenya Pundit
By WM(WM)
[The following comes from Kenya Pundit, who has given permission for me to reproduce it here—wm] Dear all, A bunch of us have come together to set up a website to document incidents of violence etc. during the crisis (and soon to …
madkenyanwoman.blogspot.com/2008
/01/bear-witness-kenya-pundit.html
Police Disperse Protesters in Kenya
The Associated Press –
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons
Thursday to beat back crowds heading for a banned rally to protest Kenya’s
disputed …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iQUIrJz
N6krWc0yJ6DP3ySeXQekQD8TUJFKG1
Kenya: Country Can Learn From Liberia And Burundi
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
This was manifested when Kibaki provided immunity to politicians, who had
been implicated in the Goldenberg scandal, Kenya’s biggest corruption scam
that …
allafrica.com/stories/200801091049.html
Kenya wildlife may have eaten human victims of post-poll violence …
AFP –
NAIROBI (AFP) — Kenya’s world-famous carnivorous wildlife — big cats and
scavenger mammals and birds — may have made off with and devoured the
bodies of …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hR8YGHoK-gexKiK9Ii5bZlYkm-2g
Leaked memo deepens Kenya poll crisis
Financial Times – London,England,UK
A confidential memo from the World Bank’s Kenya office that supports
President Mwai Kibaki’s claim of victory in the country’s disputed
elections plunged …
www.ft.com/cms/s/28f46ddc-bf1e-11dc-8c61-0000779fd2ac.html
Kenya: To Go or Not to Go?
By jim@worldhum.com(jim@worldhum.com)
“But the impression that Kenya is one of the more stable African nations is fading fast. Scenes of migrating wildebeests and elephants in the Masai Mara have been replaced with news photographs of rioting in Nairobi, churches burned to …
www.worldhum.com/weblog/item/kenya_to
_go_or_not_to_go_2008019/#When:22:37:00Z
Kenya: Why the Silence About the Ethnic Cleansing?
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has congratulated President Mwai Kibaki because
Kibaki was declared the winner of the Kenya election. Prominent among the
critics …
allafrica.com/stories/200801091047.html
Kenya: Kibaki Holds Talks With Visiting Leader
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The President, who named a partial Cabinet on Tuesday that included members
from PNU, Kanu and ODM-Kenya, told Kuffuor the Government would consult
other …
allafrica.com/stories/200801091041.html
Kenya: Horror Grips Western Region
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Although no policeman can be seen, the thousands of displaced somehow feel
safe in and around the security post and the nearby Full Gospel Church of
Kenya. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801091050.html
Analysis: Kenya’s neighbors start to feel the heat
Jerusalem Post – Israel
The consequences of Kenya’s turmoil for some of its neighbors are already
being hard felt, with the situation likely to worsen. Uganda and Tanzania
will …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11985173
38359&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
9/1/08
African Union head meets Kenya’s feuding parties
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
By Wangui Kanina and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – African Union chief
John Kufuor shuttled between Kenya’s president and opposition leader on
Wednesday …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/10/worldup
dates/2008-01-10T012639Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_
-313217-2&sec=Worldupdates
Kenya: Ethnic Superiority Demystified
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Kenyans got rid of President Moi’s 24 years of misrule and KANU’s monopoly
of power for almost four decades of post colonial Kenya. After the victory
of the …
allafrica.com/stories/200801090958.html
Kenya: Free Secondary Education? Now You See It, Now You Don’t
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Mr Musau Ndunda, the secretary general of the Kenya National Parents
Association, said the programme leaves loopholes for school administrators
to introduce …
allafrica.com/stories/200801090973.html
Kenya: Vote Exposes Africa’s Weak Democracy
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
I have been reading many contributions on the unfortunate developments in
Kenya. Some addressed the fundamental issue of what could be done to
enhance …
allafrica.com/stories/200801090977.html
Dispatch From Kenya: Restoring Peace in Eldoret
By jrivera
Accompanied by US Ambassador to Kenya Michael E. Ranneberger and US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi E. Frazer, our aim was to meet with Bishop Cornelius Korir, as well as with members of the clergy, civil society and …
crs-blog.org/africa/dispatch-from
-kenya-restoring-peace-in-eldoret/
Kenya Factions in AU Mediated Talks
Voice of America – USA
By Alisha Ryu African Union leader John Kufuor, held talks with Kenya’s
president and opposition leader in Nairobi in a bid to break a
post-election …
voanews.com/english/2008-01-09-voa38.cfm
Kenya govt activates murder gang-activist
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
By Barry Moody NAIROBI, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Kenya’s embattled government has
activated a murderous criminal gang to protect its supporters during a
bloody …
africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL09697986.html
Zimbabwe: Food Stockpiling As People Fear the ‘Kenya Syndrome’
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Post-election violence in Kenya is creating pre-election nervousness among
Zimbabwe’s voters ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections in
March, …
allafrica.com/stories/200801090788.html
Kenya: Mediation Our Best Hope Out of the Current National Crisis
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The post-election conflict has exposed Kenya as fragile economy that is
incapable of sustaining protracted insurrections, mass action and boycotts.…
allafrica.com/stories/200801080962.html
Kenya hopes dashed as Kibaki fills cabinet posts
Financial Times – London,England,UK
By Barney Jopson and Michela Wrong in Nairobi Hopes of a negotiated
settlement to Kenya’s political -crisis were dealt a severe blow yesterday
when Mwai …
www.ft.com/cms/s/da948c92-be5
7-11dc-8bc9-0000779fd2ac.html
Kenya: Action Alert Blog
By Ndesanjo Macha
Black Looks writes about Kenya Action Alert blog: “Pambazuka News has created an Action Alert blog for up to date news and alerts on Kenya.”
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/
01/09/kenya-action-alert-blog/
Unrest in Kenya: Lutheran Church destroyed
By Roger Schmidt, Switzerland
“During the last few weeks we have been experiencing political unrest in our beloved country Kenya. All this started immediately after the announcements of the presidential election outcome which were closely contested. …
lwfyouth.org/2008/01/09/unrest-in-
kenya-lutheran-church-destroyed/