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/ 14 December 2007

Tribe to be the big issue in Kenyan elections

During a work break, Dennis Ouma Ochieng sips his soda and declares the one thing that will decide his choice in Kenya’s upcoming presidential election: tribe. Ochieng, a Luo, will vote later this month for another Luo, Raila Odinga. And not because he thinks Odinga will do a better job than incumbent Mwai Kibaki, a Kikuyu.

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/ 13 October 2007

Court deals blow to Bhutto’s power-sharing hopes

Pakistan’s Supreme Court threw a spanner into Benazir Bhutto’s plans for a smooth homecoming on Friday by declaring that the former prime minister could still face prosecution on long-standing corruption charges. An amnesty signed into law by President Pervez Musharraf last week could yet be overturned at a hearing three weeks from now.