kenya-red-cross

/ 21 March 2008

Kenyans protest at army terror in offensive

Church leader Wycliffe Masibo describes seeing an elderly member of his flock whipped to death during a Kenyan army search for militiamen in his remote mountain village. Having made all the men lie on the floor, soldiers kicked and hit them, demanding they tell them where guns were kept.

By Andrew Cawthorne

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Africa

/ 13 February 2008

Seeds of class war sprout in Kenya’s crisis

Kenya is a land of stark contrast: the rich drive gleaming luxury cars and can afford to enrol their children in top British schools. But most live a hand-to-mouth existence and some Kenyans believe the bloody post-election crisis that has exposed the country’s tribal divisions could also inflame the gulf between classes and further exacerbate instability.

By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura

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Article

/ 28 January 2008

Annan pushes mediation in Kenya

Kenyans in the Rift Valley town of Naivasha were braced for fresh violence on Monday after a spate of ethnic killings. At least 19 people were killed here on Sunday in battles between members of President Mwai Kibaki’s Kikuyu tribe and Luos and Kalenjins who backed his rival Raila Odinga.

By Tim Cocks

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Article

/ 25 January 2008

Violence erupts in Kenya despite talks

Ethnic fighting killed at least 12 people in Kenya’s Rift Valley and forced thousands from their homes on Friday. The violence, and a denial by opposition leader Raila Odinga that he would agree to serve as prime minister under President Mwai Kibaki, followed the first meeting between the two rivals since a disputed December 27 election triggered a political crisis.

By Andrew Cawthorne and Helen Nyambura-Mwaura

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Article

/ 25 January 2008

New violence follows Kenyan leaders’ handshake

A new flare-up of violence shook Kenya on Friday and fresh political recriminations dulled hopes a meeting between the president and opposition leader could resolve a month-long crisis. The local Red Cross said clashes related to a disputed December 27 poll had engulfed areas around the town of Nakuru.

By Daniel Wallis and Andrew Cawthorne

Kenyans protest at army terror in offensive

Seeds of class war sprout in Kenya’s crisis

Annan pushes mediation in Kenya

Violence erupts in Kenya despite talks

New violence follows Kenyan leaders’ handshake

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