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Raila factor in Obama contest
"Right-wing activists in the United States are attempting to use Senator Barack Obama’s Kenyan links to discredit him. Senator Barrack Obama and Mr Raila Odinga. Photo/ FILEThe activists, most of them conseervative Christians, claim that Mr Obama is a relative of Prime...Odinga sworn in as Kenyan premier
Raila Odinga has officialy became the premier of Kenya. This was disclosed at the minister sworning ceremony held in Kenya. The BBC article has the detailed story of this phenominal move in Kenya."Kenya's...U.S. wants Kenya solution "yesterday"
" U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Kenya's feuding parties on Monday to hurry up with a pact to end a post-election crisis that has killed 1,000 people and dented their nation's global status. "The time for a political settlement was yesterday," Rice said...Kenyan Bloggers Speak Out Against Violence
The turmoil continues in Kenya, especially now that President Kibaki has announced his hand-picked cabinet, which included the leader of the third-place party as his vice-president. The opposition has been howling ever since, and fears abound of violence intensifying in the...Glimmer of Hope Out of Kenya as Opposition Parties Talk
Sporadic violence is still flaring up around the country and many people are still unable to return to their homes and businesses after Kenyan's president announced the third party leader as his vice-president, enraging the opposition."Negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki...
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U.S. Envoy Calls Violence in Kenya ‘Ethnic Cleansing'
A recent envoy from the U.S., who watched thousands of people driven from their homes in Kenya, says the violence is politically motivated and the result is nothing short of ethnic cleansing. Check out our previous coverage here:"Anthony Nganga Kimani realises that as a...Kibaki and Odinga meet for first time in Kenya crisis
"Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga on Thursday for the first time since a disputed election triggered weeks of bloodshed, a major breakthrough brokered by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan. The two leaders had not talked since the December 27 polls...US urges Kenyan political leaders to have more peace talks
"The exchanges between Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga are "not enough and not a sustained communication to find a final political resolution to the crisis," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters.The spokesman made the...Kenyan Death Toll to Rise, Shoot To Kill Order Still Active
Continuing the extremely tense situation in Kenya this week, officials with the Red Cross fear that the number of people killed will rise if things don't change soon. The death toll is nearing 600 right now, with...
Kenyan leader names new cabinet
"Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki has named new ministers, hours before Ghana's leader was due to arrive as part of mediation efforts over disputed polls.
Mr Kibaki named Kalonzo Musyoka, who came third in last month's election, as vice-president but no-one from the main... Kenyan Presidential Rival Rejects Talks
The common theory yesterday was that they would refuse to meet with him as it would seem to legitimize his presidency, which is the main cause of clashes and battles that have taken hundreds of lives across the country since the Election on Dec. 27."Kenya's opposition leader... Kenya’s stolen election
"Kenya’s stolen election The presidential election in Kenya has triggered major violence. Tribal rivalries have been ignited, taking upwards of 300 lives so far. The incumbent President, Mwai Kibaki, has claimed victory over Raila Odinga. Strangely, the parliamentary and... Kenya rally called off amid mayhem
"Kenya's opposition party has called off Thursday's banned public rally and urged its supporters to go home, but hopes to stage another one next week. Supporters and leaders of Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement
had been blocked from getting to the rally in Nairobi's... "Kill Us All": Opposition Supporters Take the Streets in Nairobi
The fallout from Kenya's hotly-disputed election continues as opposition forces gather en masse to protest what they call a rigged vote. A planned million-person demonstration has been cancelled, but thousands...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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