GROOTS Kenya issues report on violence in Mathare
“The 2007 post election skirmishes is just a culmination of sustained tension in the community but the extent and impact of damage, looting, raping, sodomy, eviction and killing has never been witnessed before. The country was hosting three presidential candidates from three ethnic tribes Luo, Kamba and Kikuyu. Political tension and envisioned ethnic conflicts was certainly predicted as this was the most hotly contested election in the history of Kenya. A section of the civil society organizations had indeed proactively compelled the presidential candidates and other high level politicians to sign peace agreements in the hope that each of them would restrain their supporters from fighting. As early as February 2007, some parts of the country were witnessing ethnic conflicts with killings and evictions.”
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