12/1/08
US warns over Kenya’s crisis
Daily Nation – Nairobi,Kenya
The United States has fired a diplomatic warning shot to Kenya, saying it
will stop conducting “business as usual” if the current political
crisis persists. …
www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcont
ententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=114518
Strife claims Kenya rally
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
KENYA’s Safari Rally has been dropped from the Intercontinental Rally
Challenge 2008 calender because of the political instability currently
reigning in the …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/s
tory/0,25197,23045407-12377,00.html
Lonely tourists enjoy extra space at Kenyan game reserves
AFP –
SAMBURU GAME RESERVE, Kenya (AFP) — A row of empty pool-side benches
stretches beside a lone tourist at a luxury lodge in Kenya after post-poll
turmoil cut …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h1hoE1yvBuSi1ofWmBFNs6tDxnMg
Kenya: Battle for Numbers As Parties Pick House Speaker
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The PNU and ODM-Kenya are jointly backing Mr Francis ole Kaparo. To be
elected Speaker, one must garner support of two-thirds of “all the members
of the …
allafrica.com/stories/200801120041.html
Kenya: Alarm Over Alleged Presence of Ugandan Troops
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Residents should ignore rumours about Uganda soldiers taking positions on
Kenya borders along Lake Victoria,” she said police investigation showed no…
allafrica.com/stories/200801120040.html
Trouble in Kenya as police outlaw protests
Hindu – Chennai,India
NAIROBI: A showdown looms in Kenya between the government and the
opposition after the country’s police chief warned stern action against
the opposition …
www.hindu.com/2008/01/13/stories/2008011354911200.htm
Activists: Kenyan Violence Orchestrated
The Associated Press –
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The price for burning down a home: 500 shillings,
or about $8. Double that to have someone hacked to death. The price list
comes from …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hmUEp
UGjfu35rYve27mBbzLGEfPQD8U4ER180
Kenya on the brink
By Turkana
As I’ve previously written, mediation by John Kufuor, the President of Ghana, and head of the African Union, was the best immediate hope of preventing more bloodshed, in Kenya. There is fear that tensions over the disputed presidential …
www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/011719.php
Pressure mounts on Kenya to defuse crisis
Reuters Canada – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
By Daniel Wallis and Alistair Thomson NAIROBI (Reuters) – The European
Union, United States and United Nations urged Kenya’s feuding politicians
on Saturday …
ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAWAL22103220080112
Kenya: Lucy Awino – ‘I Pray That Things Will Go Back to How They …
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
She is a Luo from western Kenya, the same ethnic group as the leader of the
opposition, Raila Odinga. When violence broke out after the disputed …
allafrica.com/stories/200801120029.html
Kenya: Plight of Kisii Refugees Grim
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The cathedral is in Kisii town, in western Kenya, about 380 kilometres from
the capital Nairobi. The refugees at the cathedral escaped the violence
that has …
allafrica.com/stories/200801120025.html
Kenya warned to avert fresh bloodshed
AFP NAIROBI – Kenya’s feuding factions came under fresh diplomatic pressure today to give mediation another chance, after the opposition threatened mass rallies to protest disputed presidential polls. UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned …
www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=678554
Tribalism in Kenya
By Aaron(Aaron)
In yesterday’s New York Times, Aidan Hartley, author of The Zanzibar Chest, writes in an op-ed of the violence unfolding in Laikipia, in central Kenya, due north of Nairobi. The conflict there, between the Pokot and Samburu tribes, …
africamatters.blogspot.com/2008/01/tribalism-in-kenya.html
Pressure mounts on Kenya politicians to end crisis
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
By Daniel Wallis NAIROBI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – The European Union and the
United Nations urged Kenya’s feuding politicians on Saturday to agree a
peaceful, …
africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL12446450.html
Kenya’s tea farms weather political violence
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
By C. Bryson Hull KERICHO, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya’s large Rift Valley tea
estates say they should weather political and ethnic violence targeting
their …
africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN243560.html
Annan accepts mediation role in Kenya crisis
AfricaNews – Netherlands
President Kufuor, who arrived back home after meeting both sides of the
divide, said his visit to Kenya was at the invitation of the two feuding
parties. …
www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/14625
Kenya opposition urges more protests
By MelakaToday
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – The opposition called Friday for three days of rallies to protest Kenya’s disputed presidential election, igniting fears of more deadly violence. Police said they would not allow the demonstrations. …
melakatoday.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/
kenya-opposition-urges-more-protests/
World warns Kenya to avert fresh bloodshed
AFP –
NAIROBI (AFP) — Kenya’s feuding factions came under fresh diplomatic
pressure Saturday to give mediation another chance, after the opposition
threatened …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hkss7ehar3z2CT_gQFLQrpWJKt-A
Clinton insists `it takes a village.’ In Kenya, Obama has one
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
Siaya is recognized as suffering among Kenya’s highest rates of infant and
maternal mortality, with a complex array of health hazards ranging from
malaria …
www.thestar.com/News/World/article/293397
Don’t compromise search for peace in Kenya – Annan
Joy Online – Accra,Ghana
Referring to the AU Chairman’s trip to Kenya, he said it was essential and
had made a difference. He thanked President Kufuor and said it was a great…
www.myjoyonline.com/politics/200801/12383.asp
Kenya: Kenyan writers’ reactions to post election crisis
By Ndesanjo Macha
Kenyan writers’ reactions to post election crisis: “Kwani? is running a series of articles and opinion pieces based on the reactions of Kenyan writers to the post election crisis.”
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/12/kenya-
kenyan-writers-reactions-to-post-election-crisis/
Kenya Update: Has Genocide Been Committed?; Women’s Demo Disrupted …
By Pan-African News Wire(Pan-African News Wire)
In a statement broadcast by the BBC on Thursday, Kenya’s internationally renowned writer and social critic Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong’o added fuel to a raging controversy by calling on the United Nations to investigate the “massacres” in the …
panafricannews.blogspot.com/2008/01/
kenya-update-has-genocide-been.html
Kenya opposition wants aid severed
Financial Times – London,England,UK
By Michela Wrong Kenya’s main opposition movement called on the
international community yesterday to sever all aid to the east African
nation as it …
www.ft.com/cms/s/8e9b2358-c0b1-11dc-b0b7-0000779fd2ac.html
UN warns Kenya aid need may grow
BBC News – UK
Up to 500000 people in Kenya will need humanitarian assistance in the weeks
ahead if the country’s political crisis intensifies, the UN has warned. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7184492.stm
Political Unrest Reflects Ethnic Divide in Kenya
Opposition to Kenya’s election results in late December erupted in days of deadly riots that left hundreds dead. The Kenya Red Cross reported that hundreds of thousands needed food, shelter, and medical assistance. …
www.prb.org/Articles/2008/kenya.aspx
11/1/08
Kenya: Kibaki, Raila Stop Losing Valued Time
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
International diplomatic efforts to return Kenya to political stability
that picked up a lot of steam midweek have since faltered. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801111022.html
Kenya political tension affects runners
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
One former Olympic participant is dead and the reigning marathon world
champion has been wounded as the political unrest in Kenya also takes its
toll on the …
news.theage.com.au/kenya-political-ten
sion-affects-runners/20080112-1lkf.html
US calls for political solution in Kenya
Xinhua – China
11 (Xinhua) — The United States said Friday that the political parties in
Kenya should act reasonably and try to find a political solution to solve
the …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/12/content_7408501.htm
UN says nearly 500000 people need help in Kenya
Xinhua – China
So far 250000 people have been displaced in Kenya and UN agencies are
preparing to launch a joint appeal for humanitarian operations in the
country, …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/12/content_7408535.htm
Climate Change Fueling Malaria in Kenya, Experts Say
By Maggie Surface
“We are now finding malaria in places that we did not expect to find it, particularly the highland regions that used to be too cool for malaria,” said Dorothy Memusi, deputy director of the Malaria Division in Kenya’s Ministry of Health …
www.earthportal.org/news/?p=797
Opposition Calls for Mass Rallies Across Kenya
Voice of America – USA
By Nick Wadhams Kenya’s political opposition says mediation efforts with
the government over Kenya’s flawed December elections have collapsed and
the …
www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-11-voa30.cfm
Kenya: Ethnic Woes a Legacy of Colonialists’ Power Game
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Kenya appears to be on the brink of an ethnically charged civil war
following a disputed election on December 27. President Kibaki was declared
the winner …
allafrica.com/stories/200801110865.html
Call for fresh Kenya protests sparks violence fear
Times Online – UK
Kenya took a step towards fresh anarchy today when the opposition called
three days of nation-wide protests against the Government next week. …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article3173728.ece
Kenya’s Violence Strikes at Its Runners
The Associated Press –
KUINET, Kenya (AP) — When world marathon champion Luke Kibet goes
running, he likes to focus on finishing first. But on one run during
Kenya’s postelection …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jvCFmM
BmWHnbpSU-N—xoDT0ox0wD8U3RLBO0
Kenya: The US – Tragic Setback for Democracy in Africa
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
In the immediate aftermath of the recent elections in Kenya, the Bush
Administration wasted no time in sending its glowing congratulations to
incumbent …
allafrica.com/stories/200801110864.html
Report: Londiani, Kenya
By Sarah Clark
(January 2): Today all is quiet. There is peace. However, it is just a
mirage of peace. Although the burning, rioting and violence has
stopped, it will take weeks and months to find peace again. Most Kikuyu
have nothing left, …
www.worldontheweb.com/2008/01/11/report-londiani-kenya/
Pilgrimage of trust at Nairobi, Kenya
By Taizé
From November 26-30 we will be welcomed below the Equator, in East
Africa, in Kenya, in the city of Nairobi.” 26 to 30 November 2008 The
announcement of the meeting came at dramatic time for Kenya. Each day
the media brought news of the …
www.taize.fr/en_article5793.html
Kenya Opposition Urges More Protests
The Associated Press –
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The opposition called Friday for three days of
rallies to protest Kenya’s disputed presidential election, igniting fears
of more …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ghRDzZ
MEChTsvK79eT46jXgpsRaQD8U3QUS81
Kenya bans opposition protests
Radio Netherlands – Netherlands
Nairobi – Kenya’s authorities have banned fresh anti-government protests.
The ban came after opposition leader Raila Odinga called new demonstrations
for …
www.radionetherlands.nl/news/internatio
nal/5596154/Kenya-bans-opposition-protests
Kenya tourism hurt by images of violence
Reuters – USA
By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura SAMBURU GAME RESERVE, Kenya, Jan 11 (Reuters)– Kenya’s game parks usually teem with camera-toting tourists at this time of
year. …
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL11253048
Statesmen urge Kenya dialogue
AFP NAIROBI – A group of former African leaders involved in mediation efforts in Kenya has urged all sides to engage in dialogue and advocated the formation of a committee to monitor progress. The former presidents “strongly urge all …
www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=677446
Inside Kenya’s Explosion and Timeline of an Electoral Disaster
By amy
NAIROBI, Kenya—On Dec. 27, I stood in a line for six hours — from 5:30 am to 11:30 am — waiting for my turn to cast a vote in my country’s presidential, parliamentary and civic elections. When the votes were counted later that night, …
www.indypendent.org/2008/01/11/inside-kenyas
-explosion-and-timeline-of-an-electoral-disaster/
Kenya Economy Reeling From Post Election Violence
By Kip
The orgy of violence that has greeted Kenya’s disputed election result has led to hundreds of deaths and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.The post election violence witnessed in various parts of Kenya has indeed raised …
fintradecapital.blogspot.com/2008/01
/kenya-economy-reeling-from-post.html
Kenya Opposition Calls 3 Days of Protest
The Associated Press –
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s main opposition party said Friday it plans
three days of mass rallies next week to protest President Mwai Kibaki’s
disputed …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ghRDz
ZMEChTsvK79eT46jXgpsRaQD8U3OKF80
Kenya: Power Sharing Not the Answer for Citizens
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The world has been jolted by the events in Kenya following the December
2007 general elections. Kenya had been dressed as the paragon of democracy
and …
allafrica.com/stories/200801110080.html
Kenya: Mary – “It’s Like Everyone is Drunk Over Something You Can …
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Mary, a 31-year-old Kikuyu from Kenya’s Rift Valley province, who did not
want to be identified, is married to a Luo from western Kenya. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801110524.html
Kenya: ODM to Resume Nationwide Protests
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Further, the party has urged the international community to impose
sanctions on Kenya since “the government cannot be trusted with a cent. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801110560.html
UN says 500000 may need aid in Kenya for months
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations estimated on
Friday that 500000 people caught up in post-election violence in Kenya
would need …
africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN152641.html
AU Chairman Arrives From Kenya
By Adolphus
Kenya, East Africa’s economic powerhouse has been plunged into political turmoil as protests over Mr Kibaki’s re-election snowballed into nasty ethnic clashes that had killed more than 300 and displaced tens of thousands of people. …
www.ghana.gov.gh/ghana/au_chairman_arrives_kenya.jsp