29/1/08

Kenya: The Kenya I want
By Ndesanjo Macha
Diary written by Amudachi about Kenya: “Part of the Kenya I want is a Kenya where politicians will not run rough shod over the law & the will of the people to serve their own ends. Part of the Kenya I want is a Kenya where my …
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/
01/29/kenya-the-kenya-i-want/

Opposition Lawmaker Killed in Kenya
The Associated Press –
KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — Gunmen killed an opposition lawmaker in Nairobi
early Tuesday, an attack likely to stoke the ethnic fighting that has
gripped Kenya …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hu1q
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Kenya’s rival parties to start formal talks – UN
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
NAIROBI, Jan 29 (Reuters) – The rival parties of Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga will begin formal talks mediated by former …
africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL29436990.html

Uganda: Citizens Attacked in Kenya Violence
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The violence since Kenya’s December 27 election has taken a new turn, with cycles of killing and revenge linked to disputes over land and distribution of …
allafrica.com/stories/200801290013.html

Uganda: Besigye Denies Kenya Remarks
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Kizza Besigye has denied media reports that he supports the post-election violence in Kenya which has left over 700 people dead and thousands displaced. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801290041.html
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Uganda: 40 Karimojong Killed in Kenya
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
OVER 40 Jie Karimojong warriors were last Thursday killed in a futile cattle raid in Turkana district, Kenya. The commanding officer of the UPDF 3rd …
allafrica.com/stories/200801290050.html

Kenya: UN Genocide Adviser Urges End to Violence in Country
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Mr. Deng is dispatching one of his staff members to Kenya as soon as possible to examine the situation, Ms. Okabe added. Nearly 700 people are believed to …
allafrica.com/stories/200801290016.html

Kenya – a tragedy in the 21st century
By shakila
Perhaps the current problems in Kenya can partially be placed at the feet of the fundamentalist Islamic movement on the coastline and the Northeast. There is no doubt that Islamic fundamentalism has been creeping in at a steady pace …
aboutfilm.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/kenya-%E2
%80%93-a-tragedy-in-the-21st-century/

Kenya opposition lawmaker fatally shot dead
Times of India – India
NAIROBI, Kenya: An opposition lawmaker was fatally shot early Tuesday in the capital and police said they were not ruling out “political motives.…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Kenya_opposition_
lawmaker_fatally_shot_dead/articleshow/2739493.cms

Ethnic Clashes Spread in Western Kenya
The Associated Press –
KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of machete-wielding youths hunted down members of President Mwai Kibaki’s Kikuyu tribe Monday in western Kenya’s Rift Valley, …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hu1q9M
I4JTHR_27gg8FtQ6zvvFSwD8UF9FO00

10 People Burned Alive in New Kenya Violence
ABC News – USA
23, 2008, Nairobi, Kenya. Dozens of protesters set fire to an office building Wednesday after police fired tear gas at youths throwing rocks outside a …
abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=4203308&page=1

Revenge attacks spread death across Kenya
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Violence continued across western Kenya yesterday as rival ethnic groups faced off and thousands of civilians fled Rift Valley towns where more than 100 …
www.guardian.co.uk/kenya/story/0,,2248554,00.html

Slayings continue in Kenya as gangs hunt down victims
Irish Times – Ireland
The attackers were from the Kikuyu tribe, which has launched a string of revenge attacks in the past week as Kenya descends into a new round of ethnic …
www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/
2008/0129/1201501665029.html

Kenya: 13 Lorries Set Ablaze By Mobs in Latest Chaos
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The situation is likely to deal a heavy blow to regional trade and the supply of goods, including oil, to Kenya’s neighbours. On Sunday the gangs blocked …
allafrica.com/stories/200801281694.html

Two Germans killed in Kenya
Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, known for its beaches, fishing and water sports, is a popular destination for European tourists and attracts hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors a year.
www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=693362

28/1/08

Understanding Kenya’s Politics
Washington Post – United States
Until late 2007, Kenya was considered one of the most stable countries in Africa. It has functioned as East Africa’s financial and communications hub, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2008/01/28/AR2008012801619.html

Kenya: Moi Admitted to Hospital
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The former Head of State was visibly in pain on admission a few minutes to 10am, and was put on medication immediately. According to his personal physician, …
allafrica.com/stories/200801281692.html

Kenya: Paralysis As Roads Cut Off in Fresh Violence
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Signs that Kenya was slowly grinding to a halt were evident all the way from Mombasa to the Uganda border at Busia and Malaba and in Southern Sudan. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801281623.html

Kenya: Govt Terms Tanzania a Spoiler in Spat Over EU Trade Deal
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Kenya and Tanzania appeared headed for a new round of a trade war over the latter’s decision three years ago to leave the Common Market for Eastern and …
allafrica.com/stories/200801281646.html

Kenya: Stop This Violence Now Before It is Too Late
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The capital city has been cut off from western Kenya, courtesy of gangsters. It began with illegal roadblocks between Nakuru and Eldoret. …
allafrica.com/stories/200801281631.html

China donates US$300000 to Kenya
China Daily – China
“A friend in need is a friend indeed,” Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Zhang Ming said in the handover ceremony, adding the Chinese government and its people …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-01/29/content_6426423.htm

Kenya: Pay-TV Firms Plan More Content At Reduced Rates
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The protagonists- MultiChoice Kenya and GTV- have unveiled their game plan for 2008 that will see them improve packages and offer lower prices, …
allafrica.com/stories/200801281613.html

Violence ebbs in Kenya’s Rift Valley but spreads to Western Province
By gcarter
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) — The violence that has wracked western Kenya’s Rift Valley for the past few days appeared to ebb Monday, but re-erupted outside the area, indicating it is spreading, said an official with the International …
cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/28/violence-ebbs
-in-kenyas-rift-valley-but-spreads-to-western-province/

Toll from Kenya’s bloody month nears 800
By Karen
NAIVASHA, KENYA — Some 2000 people from rival tribes faced off on a main road on Monday in this previously quiet tourist town, divided only by a handful of police who fired into the air to force their retreat. …
indpress.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/
toll-from-kenyas-bloody-month-nears-800/

Violence spreads in Kenya
By abock
The ethnic violence in Kenya has gone way beyond what almost anybody expected in Kenya, which most observers thought was close to a model of a stable African state. Over the weekend Kikuyus struck back with more than a vengeance, …
eyeontheempire.freedomblogging.com/2008/01
/28/violence-spreads-in-kenya/

Scores die as ethnic clashes spiral in Kenya Rift Valley
AFP –
NAIVASHA, Kenya (AFP) — Ethnic revenge attacks set off by last month’s elections spiralled across western Kenya Monday, killing scores and provoking …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iTU5hQtC_TnodzJXUn2hVM-VnIFA

Tribal violence spreads in Kenya
Financial Times – London,England,UK
By Barney Jopson, East Africa Correspondent Kenya was locked into a chain reaction of violence on Monday as a spate of weekend killings in one part of the …
www.ft.com/cms/s/9be58058-cdcc
-11dc-9e4e-000077b07658.html

49 killed in western Kenya clashes: Police
Sify – Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Nairobi: At least 15 more people were killed in ethnic clashes in western Kenya, police said as the body count continued on Monday, pushing the death toll …
sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14596346

Kenya can be saved without useless bloodshed
By toiyoi
Everybody knows the origin of the problem in Kenya. And it is obvious ( painfully obvious ) what needs to be done to solve this problem. And i strongly believe that the stolen election was a perfect God-send opportunity for Kenyans to …
toiyoi.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/kenya-
can-be-saved-without-useless-bloodshed/