Saturday, January 05, 2008
Lawyers to sue Kibaki over polls results
THE Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has said it will go to court to challenge President Mwai Kibaki’s re-election. Opposition leader Raila Odinga had rejected the option of going to court, saying the judiciary is packed with Kibaki loyalists and legal appeals may take years. According to the East Africa Standard, the LSK chairman, Okong’o O’Mogeni, said the lawyers had the mandate to help the public on legal issues. “LSK has concluded that the electoral process was flawed and Kenya is extremely polarised,” O’Mogeni said.
http://www.sundayvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=7&newsCategoryId=123&newsId=605216
Reports by Tom Maliti on the action in Msa on Saturday 5 January 2008:
4.29 pm - Brief demo today before cops blocked Jomo Kenyatta Avenue. Balala made constitutional argument about freedom of assembly. Police talked of notice. Now notice filed for Monday
4.36 pm - As convoy of ODM leaders and activists went to file notification, police lobbed tear gas at protesters escorting vehicles but cops were in the wind direction and gassed themselves!
4.41pm - Now downtown Msa more active than yesterday afternoon when I arrived. In South coast to get a sense of what has happened over the past few days.
4.51pm - At the neighbourhood kiosks. Residents say the cost of basic goods is: a loaf of bread KShs 70/-, a leaf of sukuma wiki Kshs 10, a quarter kilo of maize flour Kshs 100!
Media round up on Kenya election crisis 4 January 2008
ODM leaders postponed their rally on 3 January as security forces prevented demonstrators from reaching Uhuru Park. Street battles took place in several parts of Nairobi:
http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143979914&cid=4
Violence continued across the country. Five people were reportedly shot and killed by
MoreMedia round up on Kenya election crisis 5 January 2008
Violence continued in several parts of the country on 4 January. After Friday prayers in Mombasa Najib Balala led demonstrators onto the streets, who were then dispersed by the police. The secretary-general of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya called on Kenyans to demand their rights in a peaceful manner:
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=113984
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Kenya Electoral crisis
In view of the growing crisis in Kenya as a result of the stolen elections, we at Pambazuka News have decided to devote this blog site to provide space for up-to-date information about what is happening.
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