For the past few days it seemed that cooler heads were prevailing as mediators arrived in Kenya in an attempt to find a resolution to the violence that has killed at least 500 people. Now, those attempts at mediation have failed.
The demonstrations are set to begin on Wednesday in Nairobi’s Uhuru […]
The past 48 hours offered signs of hope and progress towards a resolution to the crisis in Kenya. Today saw a big step backwards.
Kenya’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga rejected talks with the president on Tuesday, describing an invitation to meet as “public relations gimmickry.” Just two days ago, Odinga indicated he was open […]
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The death toll from the violence in Kenya continues to grow. The latest figure comes from opposition leader Raila Odinga who now believes 1,000 people have been killed since the disputed election returns were announced. But there is a ray of hope as Odinga’s party has it halted protests and President Mwai Kibaki invited his […]
Kenya’s president and opposition leader will meet to address vote-counting irregularities and the ensuing violence in which over 400 people have been killed, U.S. envoy Jendayi Frazer said on Monday. Another report has the death toll up to 600.
According to CNN:
Frazer, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, told […]
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482 are now confirmed dead in the violence that continues to plague Kenya.
Kenyan opposition leaders have canceled protests, now for the third time, Â planned for Tuesday as they wait for Ghana’s president to arrive that evening to begin mediation efforts aimed at ending the violence.Â
Both sides in the disputed election have indicated that they are […]
In an effort to end the upheaval in Kenya, President Mwai Kibaki told reporters on Saturday that he was prepared to form a national unity government. The proposal was quickly rejected by the opposition.
Why would Raila Odinga reject such a proposal? The reports of election fraud are now well-documented and extremely widespread. […]
If at first you don’t succeed try, try again. That’s the battle cry from Kenya’s opposition party, who will attempt to rally in protest over the disputed election results for the 3rd time. Thousands of police in Kenya have been deployed in Nairobi to prevent this rally once more.
It is not surprising that people are […]
Raila Odinga called off a massive rally this morning in the wake of tear gas and water cannons being fired at the crowd. While most walked away from the aborted rally unharmed, the same cannot be said for many across Kenya.Â
At a Nairobi morgue on Thursday, Odinga toured freezing rooms of the dead and saw […]
Supporters of Ralia Odinga have been told to go home. The rally for today has been canceled after tear gas and water cannons were fired at the gathering crowd.
The protesters were to attend a “million-man” rally that many feared could worsen the violence that has already killed 300 people and displaced 100,000.
Supporters and leaders […]
The rioting, burning, looting and killing that has engulfed Kenya may reach its crescendo on Thursday at a massive rally planned by Opposition Leader Raila Odinga. Or, it may mark the start of Kenya’s first ever civil war.
“All Kenyans are invited to Uhuru Park,” a statement on Odinga’s campaign Web site said, and some […]