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Kenyan Parliament Ok’s Peace Accord
Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Kenya
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Kenya’s government cleared another major hurtle today by approving the power sharing agreement struck last month between the rival factions.
Now, President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga - two rivals in last months ill-fated elections- must work with government officials from all parties to start repairing the damage to Kenya, which left over 1,000 dead […]
Kenyan Parliament Seeks to Ratify Peace Accord
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Africa, Kenya
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It now goes to the Parliament of Kenya to finalize the peace process.Â
Today, the first session of paliament opened since the power-sharing agreement was reached between President Mwai Kibaki and former rival turned new Prime Minister Ralia Odinga.  Â
“I urge honorable members to ensure that all the necessary bills to implement the accord and other social and economic […]
Peace Deal Signed in Kenya
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya, conflict
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Finally, a post-election deal has been signed in Kenya. This should mark the end of the violence that has gripped the nation since the end of December. Â
After signing the agreement, Kenya’s rival politicians shook hands and seemed ready to move on.Â
Opposition leader Raila Odinga referred to his rival as “my countryman, President Mwai Kibaki” — […]
Kenyan Rivals Agree to Review Election Results
Posted on February 15, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
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Progress in Kenya has been made.
Today, Kenya’s rival parties have agreed to an independent review of the disputed presidential election. Since his arrival in the region Kofi Annan has been working furiously to find a way out of this conflict that has left more than 1,000 people dead.
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Can Kofi Save Kenya?
Posted on February 9, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has been in Kenya for several weeks in an attempt to broker a peace agreement between the government and the opposition party - the source of the violence that has now killed over 1,000 people and threatened to destabilize one of Africa’s more stable nations. Annan is in search […]
Read More..>>Kenya Red Cross Says More Than 1,000 Die In Crisis
Posted on February 6, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
More than 1,000 people have died and 304,000 people been displaced in Kenya’s post-election crisis, the local Red Cross said.
“As of yesterday, we have over 1,000 people (dead) including the latest killings in Kisii, Migori and other places over the weekend,” Kenya Red Cross spokesman Tony Mwangi said. The figure of 304,000 refugees did not […]
Odinga Asks for UN Peacekeepers as Armed Gangs Devastate Kenya
Posted on February 3, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
A peace agreement is in place, but in Kenya the killing continues. In the western part of the nation machete-wielding tribal gangs roamed, torching homes and hunting each other down.
Since Kenya’s own forces seem incapable (or to some, unwilling) to stop the violence, ODM leader Raila Odinga called for peacekeepers in Kenya when he […]
Peace in Kenya?
Posted on February 1, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
A four-point plan proposed by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has been agreed to by opposing sides in the Kenyan crisis.  It is unknown at this time if the pact will be enough to end hostilities that have torn this country apart. Leaders on all sides of the violence in Kenya have been calling […]
Read More..>>Second Kenyan Lawmaker Killed; Talks Cancelled
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
The death of a second opposition member of parliament in Kenya has put a halt to peace talks. Just how long these talks remain grounded is unknown. Right now the only constant in Kenya is violence.
CNN reports, “David Too was shot dead Thursday in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret amid fresh violence […]
Kenya Crisis Called ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ but not Genocide by US Envoy
Posted on January 30, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Kenya
Frazer, the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs said today that “ethnic cleansing” is underway in Kenya, but that the level of violence does not rise to be classified as ‘genocide.’ However, you may have a hard time convincing that to the people who live in the Rift […]
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