Tag: Kenya

  • What Lies Beneath

    Things have not changed here. Everyone is hoping that the peace talks will succeed. Hoping and praying for a miracle. No one is sorry for what has taken place so far. The same people that have been chased from their own homes are not hesitant to chase others from their homes. If there is nothing…

  • A goat for a slap

    Sun 17 Feb 2008, 11:55 GMT NAIROBI, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Kenyan elders have demanded a goat from President Mwai Kibaki as compensation for an alleged assault by First Lady Lucy Kibaki, local media said on Sunday. The government denies the allegation by member of parliament Gitobu Imanyara who had threatened to sue Kibaki’s wife.…

  • Quiet in Kenya

    For the last several days, things have been generally quiet here in Nakuru. But there is no reason to believe that things are peaceful. Everyone is on edge, scared, wondering what the next disaster will be and where. Rumors of planned violence abound. There was another Minister of Parliament killed on Thursday. He was shot…

  • Unrest in Kisumu

    Here is a riveting account by a missionary in Kisumu, Kenya on January 31, 2008.Dear all, I feel indebted to all of you who have shown interest and concern to at least brief you on some of the details of what happened today. This morning I picked up Evans at 7:00 and took him and…

  • War in Kenya

    What happened in Kenya is that the elections were flawed and there are currently two men who claim to be the rightfully elected President of Kenya. The incumbent (Kibaki) is from the largest tribe in Kenya which are the Kikuyu. The opposition (ODM) is led by a man by the name of Raila. ODM is…

  • Kenya elections

    There was a lot of fear coming up to the elections that the situation would become very volatile and that there would be a lot of violence. But I am writing this on the morning of the second day after and there is not much happening. It looks like the previous president will be “unseated…