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Protesters clashed with police on the second day of what Kenya's opposition leaders had billed as three days of mass action over Kenya's flawed election. The turnout across the country, however, was limited to poor areas and far below what the organizers sought. Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who claims he was robbed of the country's presidency in a December 27 vote, said that at least seven people had been killed on Thursday in the western city of Kisumu, a stronghold of his that has seen some of the worst of the post-election violence. Another two were...
During a news conference in which he showed television footage of a policeman shooting two protesters, who were later said to have died, Odinga called President Mwai Kibaki's government "a fanatical, crazed group of people who, in their lust for power at any cost, have taken leave of their senses." Odinga said, "The government and the police have turned this country into killing fields of the innocent...
...December 27, Kenya held its elections, which saw incumbent President Mwai Kibaki claim victory over opposition Raila Odinga, whose supporters then accused Kibaki of fraud. Mass riots and looting occurred across the country, blocking trade routes and killing over 600. Aid agencies estimate 250,000 people have been displaced due to the conflict...
...Although Odinga has demanded that the international community apply sanctions to force Kibaki out of power (or at least to countenance another election), unilateral U.S. involvement in the situation should be limited to basic humanitarian aid. The African Union and Kenya’s neighbors are far better positioned to understand the intricacies of the situation and mediate an acceptable political compromise. Already these countries have shown their willingness to do so; several African presidents including Ghanaian President and African Union chairman John Kufuor have gone to Kenya to attempt to make peace or at least ameliorate the situation. This...
...then create the institutions of justice that can support a new election. The electoral commission’s failure to produce credible results in December is evidence of Kenya’s long struggle with corruption. The Kenyan elections pitted incumbent Mwai Kibaki, against the populist opposition leader, Raila Odinga. Although Odinga’s party won a majority of the parliamentary seats, and it looked as though he would win the presidency, Kibaki made a last minute come back to eek out victory with 46 percent of the vote to Odinga’s 44. Election observers have concluded...