News Roundup 21 January
Kenya: More Killed as Rivals Differ Over Peace Talks: “Ten more people were killed in different parts of the country as the Government and ODM continued to differ over the way forward in the search for a peaceful settlement to the current political crisis.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Latest.)
How Heroic Woman Died in Inferno: “A disabled woman who was a source of hope and inspiration in a village ravaged by poverty and despair was among 35 people killed in the single worst mass killing episode in post-election violence in Eldoret.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Kenya.)
Kenya government condemns ‘sabotage’ plan: “The Kenyan government condemned as ‘illegal sabotage’ on Monday a plan by the opposition to widen its protests against President Mwai Kibaki’s re-election to a boycott of companies linked to his allies. After a bloody weekend that added to the death toll of around 650 since the December 27 vote, the Orange Democratic Movement vowed to continue street rallies.”
(Via Mail & Guardian Online.)
Kenya: Justice Commission is the Way to Peace: “Not too long after the Kibaki government came to power, we spurned the opportunity to establish a kind of truth, justice and reconciliation commission.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Latest.)
Kenya: State Dismisses UK Remark: “The Government Sunday dismissed a remark by a British deputy minister that the European country does not recognise President Kibaki’s government.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Latest.)
Kenya: UN Agency Opposes Plan to Close Camps: “The UN Children’s agency, Unicef, Sunday expressed concerns over Government’s plan to close all camps and send the displaced back to their homes.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Latest.)
Kenya: More Killed as Rivals Differ Over Peace Talks: “Ten more people were killed in different parts of the country as the Government and ODM continued to differ over the way forward in the search for a peaceful settlement to the current political crisis.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Latest.)
Kenya suffers setback in democratic freedom: “Kenyas political freedom index has moved from free to partly free due to the events surrounding last years polls, an international rights body has reported.”
(Via Nationmedia.com - Politics.)
Civil society calls for aid freeze: “The civil society Sunday called on western donors to freeze aid to Kenya.”
(Via Nationmedia.com - Politics.)
Restore public faith in courts, CJ told: “The International Commission of Jurists has appealed to the Chief Justice to urgently restore public confidence in the Judiciary as the custodian of the law.”
(Via Nationmedia.com - Politics.)
Families Return Home to Start Life Afresh: “Displaced families in the Rift Valley are slowly returning to their farms to start life afresh.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Kenya.)
Varsity Recalls First Batch of Students: “Moi University in Eldoret opens its doors to the first group of students Monday after the December holidays were extended due to violence over the disputed presidential election.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Kenya.)
Policeman Killed As He Tries to Prevent Robbery: “A police officer was killed by gangsters Sunday as he tried to foil a robbery at a shop in Nairobi’s Ronald Ngala Street.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Kenya.)
Long-Serving Magistrate Takes ‘Christmas Gift’ in Her Stride: “She had just arrived in Nakuru Town three days to Christmas and was ready to join her husband and two children for the festivities.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Kenya.)
Kalonzo-Led Team to Start Work Monday: “The team appointed by President Kibaki last week to spearhead dialogue and reconciliation towards quelling political violence sparked by his controversial swearing-in is expected to begin work Monday.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Kenya.)
We May Never Know His Name, But He Will Not Be Forgotten: “As the daughter of a professional photographer, I learned to appreciate the power of images at a very young age. My father always carried a camera, even when he was not working, because, as he told me, ‘some of the best and most memorable photos are taken when you least expect to take them’.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Kenya.)
Country Suffers Setback in Democratic Freedom: “Kenya’s political freedom index has moved from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’ due to the events surrounding last year’s polls, an international rights body has reported.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Kenya.)
Justice Commission is the Way to Peace: “Not too long after the Kibaki government came to power, we spurned the opportunity to establish a kind of truth, justice and reconciliation commission.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Kenya.)
Editorial: Police Decision to Arrest William Ruto A Wrong Path: “We elect leaders in Kenya; the season might have changed that selfish crooks in politics of yesterday decide against the will of the people and handpick their own choices-the unpopular! The Kibaki!
Power dictates greedy unidirectional leaders to eliminate not by good cause, but disregard of other communities. So a former chief commander of the armed [...]”
(Via Public Eye Group.)
What lies ahead for Kibaki Presidency? (Posted 1/20/2008): “With the apparent transformation of inter-ethnic relations and the hardened positions adopted by the Party of National Unity and the Orange Democratic Movement, it seems the break-up of the political alliance between Kenyas two largest communities has happened again. Will the President have the authority and international recognition to govern? DN”
(Via AfricaFiles InfoServ: Recent Postings.)
Kenya: Let’s free our children from bondage of ethnic bigotry (Posted 1/20/2008): “A Psychiatrist describes some of the situations faced by children and youths in Kenya following the ritos after the results of the December election, and suggests what needs to happen now - not later. JDN”
(Via AfricaFiles InfoServ: Recent Postings.)
Kenya: "How will we feed the children?" (Posted 1/20/2008): “The market in Nyanza Province where they bought food for the orphans was burnt down, and their income-generating activies have also been destroyed. JDN”
(Via AfricaFiles InfoServ: Recent Postings.)
Kenyan Crisis - Living Through Death And Violence: “Florence Radull-Goroba took leave from her hectic schedule at Mmegi to visit friends and relatives in her home country, Kenya during the festive season. She was looking forward to a rewarding rest and to exercise her constitutional right to vote in the general elections. But what awaited her and the rest of the Kenyan population was not what she bargained for. She narrates her shocking Kenyan experience.”
(Via AllAfrica News: Kenya.)
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