tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46326879651149384812011-07-08T12:15:08.793+03:00YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO COMMEND. THANKSkenyanzurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00834553755359775179noreply@blogger.comBlogger1811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4632687965114938481.post-43086052470045134142009-06-25T14:28:00.001+03:002009-06-25T14:28:37.544+03:00

Thursday, June 25, 2009Iran and Kenya election RiggingThere are alot of similarities between the rigging that occured after the Kenya 2007 elections and Iran 2009 elections1. Both presidents were vying for a second term2. Rigging was carried out openly3. Government was well prepared in advance putting security forces at key areas3. Governments solicited forein governments of fighters to help kill

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kENYhttp://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/525408/-/ygttijz/-/What is going on! I just came across this article on the Daily Nation newspaperOur MP's are very lazy and do not show up to discuss important things. However, they are busy increasing their pay, allowance and retirement benefits.We have to get rid of this backward thinking if we really want to improve the standard of living of

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Looks to me like Saitoti's goose is cooked as far as Kibaki succession in PNU is concerned. For Lucy to come out strongly, there must have been things brewing under the radar. In a way, this gives Kenyatta a field day.Hata hivyo, our government, our leadership are all corrupt and inept.Most of the people in power do not care about the common man - irrespective of their tribe.I am so fed-up with

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Just wondering. What is our future as kenyans. Where is our last hope in. Our political and economic systems are so flawed that nothing short of a radical revolution will have little impact. Our systems are deeply rooted in all the negative vices - corruption, tribalism, mismanagement and incompetence. Our political system ensures that only the most corrupt or wealthy are the only ones able to

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http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143991235&cid=159Sect linked to poll chaos, OCPD tells Waki teamPublished on 30/07/2008By Alex Kiprotich And Anthony GitongaFollowers of the outlawed Mungiki gang were allegedly brought to Naivasha town at the height of post-election mayhem, the Waki Commission of Inquiry heard.Naivasha OCPD Willy Lugusa told the commission he received reports

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http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=2&newsid=127910Team told of Mungiki visit to State House Story by SAMWEL KUMBA Publication Date: 7/23/2008Members of the outlawed Mungiki sect are said to have visited State House in the wake of post-election violence, the Waki Commission heard Tuesday.Lawyer Muriuki Mugambi, for the police, asked Ms Muthoni Wanyeki, the

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http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=51568PC refutes oathing allegations Written By:Collins Anampiu , Posted: Wed, Jul 30, 2008Rift Valley PC Hassan Noor Hassan Wednesday denied that there was oathing done to bind Kalenjin youth to fight other communities prior to the general elections last year.Testifying before the Justice Waki Commission inquiring into the post-elections violence in Nakuru Noor

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http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=2&newsid=1280753 leave Narc-K for GNU Story by MACHARIA MWANGI Publication Date: 7/27/2008An assistant minister and two former legislators have deserted Narc-Kenya for the newly formed Grand National Union.Energy Assistant Minister Mwangi Kiunjuri and former MPs Joshua Toro and Nderitu Gachagua said GNU will soon embark on a

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http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/459/641692Governments of national unity bad for democracyTuesday, 29th July, 2008E-mail articlePrint articleBy Don Wanyama IT is now clear that the warring political factions in Zimbabwe will form a government of national unity in the coming weeks comprising members of Robert Mugabe’s ZANU/PF party and the opposition Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party. To Zimbabweans,

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Elections 2012: Kibaki is irrelevant but politics must go onBy TOM MSHINDI ContributerPosted On: 18/07/2008 17:09:22 Comments: 25 The embarassment caused to the President by the party in which he is the only individual member – the incongruously named Party of National Unity (PNU) – has helped to debunk two fallacies: One is the relevance of the

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http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=25&newsid=127686Fix this confusion and, while at it, spare our childrenStory by GITAU WARIGI Sunday View Publication Date: 7/20/2008To get an idea of the confusion we live in, ask a child in junior school what they are taught in their weekly civics drills. It is the ruling party. I am told the curriculum still tells them it

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http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=25&newsid=127691Can Kibaki outsmart the PNU rebels?Story by MUTAHI NGUNYI Last word on Sunday Publication Date: 7/20/2008President Kibaki is not in a good place. Early in the year, ODM broke into his “residence” and forced him to share power 50:50. Now we have two equal “governments” in one.And, although he is the boss, I

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http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=51337Written By:George Kithuka , Posted: Sat, Jul 19, 2008Caption: The elders set out conditions before installing Prime Minister Raila Odinga as elderKikuyu elders are willing to install Prime Minister Raila Odinga as a Kikuyu elder if only he is ready to adhere to certain conditions.The community elders however criticized some people whom they accused of

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/16/MNNU11JP4H.DTLNew coalition government, old cast in KenyaZoe Alsop, Chronicle Foreign ServiceWednesday, July 16, 2008//Printable VersionEmail This Articledel.icio.us Digg Technorati Reddit FacebookSlashdot Fark Newsvine Google Bookmarks (6)-->Georgia (default)VerdanaTimes New RomanArialdocument.getElementById('fontpopup').onmouseout =

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http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/columnists/kalu/kalu-19-july-2008.htmlElections and docility of the Nigerian electorateBy Orji Kalu (Kalu Leadership Series)Saturday, July 19, 2008It is a common adage that God helps those who help themselves. Unfortunately, this adage means nothing to some Nigerians, especially the electorate, who file out every four years to elect their leaders. The

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Elections and docility of the Nigerian electorateBy Orji Kalu (Kalu Leadership Series)Saturday, July 19, 2008It is a common adage that God helps those who help themselves. Unfortunately, this adage means nothing to some Nigerians, especially the electorate, who file out every four years to elect their leaders. The attitude of an average Nigerian voter, to say the least, is that of docility,

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Mozambique: Guebuza Wants Negotiations in Zimbabwehttp://allafrica.com/stories/200807020912.htmlEmail This Page Print This Page Comment on this articleAgencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo)2 July 2008Posted to the web 2 July 2008Sharm el SheikhMozambican President Armando Guebuza has joined the call for negotiations between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for

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http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL25238502.htmlKenya warns of Rwanda-style disaster in ZimbabweWed 25 Jun 2008, 9:29 GMT[-] Text [+](adds foreign minister)NAIROBI, June 25 (Reuters) - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga warned on Wednesday that Zimbabwe could descend into a disaster akin to Rwanda's 1994 genocide if the world did not intervene rapidly to remedy the crisis.Odinga called for

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http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/256538As the situation in Zimbabwe becomes more blood, chaotic, and violent, United States presumed Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama of Illinois had weighed in on the situation.Ever since the elections at the end of March, the country of Zimbabwe was plunged into chaos, bloodshed, and violence. There were fears that Zimbabwe could have

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Kenya calls for postponement of Zimbabwean pollswww.chinaview.cn 2008-06-25 20:12:57Print NAIROBI, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Kenyan government on Wednesday called for the postponement of the elections in Zimbabwe, saying that the political situation was not conducive for such a crucial exercise. Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula warned that the south

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Kenyan PM promotes political marriage of necessity6 days agoWASHINGTON (AFP) — Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said Tuesday he and President Mwai Kibaki were trying to guard against a repeat of the ethnic violence that ravaged Kenya earlier this year by making their partnership work."We are very conscious of the fact that this will only work if signals come very positive from the top," Odinga

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http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=125988Row over real number of youths in custodyStory by MUGO NJERU and SOLLO KIRAGU Publication Date: 6/24/2008MPs calling for the unconditional release of youths arrested over the post-election violence were on Monday unable to give the exact number of people allegedly being held by police.A group of youths shout at

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Amnesty: Police speakPublished on June 24, 2008, 12:00 amBy Standard TeamFollowing the unending row over amnesty for suspects of post election violence, police now say the youths are not in their hands but in the jurisdiction of the courts and prisons.Police also admitted for the first time that many of the youths thought to have been arrested were missing.This emerged on Monday as police said

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Leaders finally turn their backs on Bob Peter Fabricius June 23 2008 at 09:32AM Hypocrisy is a tribute vice pays to virtue, said the 19th-century French aristocrat Duc de la Rochefoucauld.His observation may be relevant to a significant new phenomenon - the growing criticism of President

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Leaders finally turn their backs on Bob Peter Fabricius June 23 2008 at 09:32AM Hypocrisy is a tribute vice pays to virtue, said the 19th-century French aristocrat Duc de la Rochefoucauld.His observation may be relevant to a significant new phenomenon - the growing criticism of President

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http://allafrica.com/stories/200806230440.htmlKenya: Only a New Constitution Will Save Country The Nation (Nairobi)COLUMN22 June 2008Posted to the web 23 June 2008Makau MutuaNairobiKenya lost its lustre around the world because of the near collapse of the state after the December 2007 elections. These days when I

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Raila wins Kenya friends in America Story by KEVIN J KELLEY Publication Date: 6/22/2008New YorkPrime Minister Raila Odinga impressed US officials as well as independent analysts during his three-day official visit to Washington. He won respect not only for himself as a politician but for Kenya as a nation returning to stability and striving for prosperity.Prime Minister Raila Odinga (standing)

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Raila: Kenya to benefit from Open Skies pact with US Story by KEVIN J KELLY in Washington, DC Publication Date: 6/19/2008Prime Minister Raila Odinga said at a ceremony in Washington on Wednesday that a new US-Kenya Open Skies agreement will bring benefits for the country’s tourism, horticulture and business sectors.Mr Odinga watched as the pact allowing direct flights between the two countries

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COMMENTARYWill the real Kibaki please stand up! Story by MUTAHI NGUNYI Last Word on Sunday Publication Date: 6/22/2008The Kriegler Commission should be disbanded. It is a bad idea and a threat to national security. What are my reasons? If the commission points to a genuine Kibaki win, there will be no basis for power sharing.At this point, President Kibaki could fire ODM, including Prime

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Kenya's Odinga Calls for Mugabe to Quit, `Free' Vote (Update1)By Viola GiengerJune 17 (Bloomberg) -- Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga called on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to step down and said other governments should echo the demand and send peacekeeping troops to organize ``free and fair'' elections.Odinga, who helped form a coalition government in Kenya earlier this year to end

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The recent by-elections in Kenya provided an opportunity to test how we have grown since januray and also test the strength of the governing coalition."I think if the by-elections are peaceful and transparent and are generally regarded that way, that will show that Kenya has learned from the experience of December and is moving ahead democratically," US Ambassador Michael Ranneberger told

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1. PNU has finally overtaken ODM. The latest figures show that PNU loose coalition has 104 seats while ODM has 103 seats in parliament.It looks like PNu has gained the most from the deaths of ODM legislators (however, ODM is set to get more seats after by-elections to replace the two minsters who died this week.2. The question is - how good is their numerical superiority puting in mind that

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Many Kenyans and the whole world has been following the unfolding political scenario after Kibaki/PNU rigged the Dec 2007 in broad day light. You can also read more about the rigging here. It took the magic charms of Koffi Annan (read here) and Tanzania's president Jakaya Kikwete (read here) and also, US Secretary of State Condleeza Rice's sharp rebuketo stop PNU's plans to derail the peace

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Odinga evokes snap polls24/04/2008 11:38 - (SA) Berlin - Kenya's new Prime Minister Raila Odinga has evoked the possibility of snap polls in an interview due to appear on Thursday, saying he will review his participation in a power-sharing government.The new cabinet, installed to end bloody unrest after contentious elections in December fuelled ethic tensions and claimed at least 1 500 lives,

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This is a very interesting piece I got from Jukwaa written by Adongo. Re: UK - KIBAKI SHOULD CEDE MORE POWERFUL PORTFOLI« Reply #9 on Today at 3:38pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------I think the 20 cabinet list allegedly proposed by PNU is fake. What is emerging from the PNU after the stand-off last Friday is that they over-estimated their powers

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Why power games over porfolio balance? Updated on: Thursday, April 10, 2008 Story by: Rotich Wilson ....................................................................................................................................................................................PRESIDENT Kibaki should be aware that the signing of the Peace Accord was the beginning of a transitional coalition

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US to act on Kenya if power deal fails Published on April 9, 2008, 12:00 am By Maseme Machuka And James Ratemo The US government has warned it would act against Kenya should President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga fail to agree on a coalition government. As the two parties continued bickering over the sharing of ministries in the coalition government, Kenya Human Rights

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Kenyans know who has been lying to who Updated on: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 Story by: OKELLO K’AJOJI ....................................................................................................................................................................................IN retrospect, why did Kenyans ever believe that a deal could be worked out between President Kibaki and ODM leader

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Confidence in coalition Govt getting eroded Updated on: Monday, April 07, 2008 Story by: JAMES KUTAI and okello k’ajoji ....................................................................................................................................................................................Kibaki SUNDAY was supposed to be the day President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister -designate Raila

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Just where is Kenya headed with such politics?Updated on: Monday, April 07, 2008 Story by: MEEME JOSHUA ....................................................................................................................................................................................WHEN President Kibaki and Prime Minister -designate Raila Odinga, signed the National Accord and Reconciliation

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MESSAGE: ODM stands by Eldoret North legislator as Kofi Annan and US ambassador tell President Kibaki to recognise ODM as equal partner in the coalitionPresident Mwai Kibaki and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga have been told to make hard choices and form a coalition government without any further mischief as a new wave of disagreements between their parties took on the

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United States tells Kibaki to honour agreementUpdated on: Thursday, April 03, 2008 Story by: Emmanuel Onyango ....................................................................................................................................................................................THE US government last evening joined the fray over the Cabinet deadlock, insisting that its diplomatic

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Kenya Cabinet delay worries AnnanBy BERNARD NAMUNANE and DAVE OPIYOLast updated: 3 hours agoFormer UN boss Kofi Annan who brokered a peace deal in Kenya a month ago has said he is disappointed by President Kibaki’s and Mr Raila Odinga’s failure to name a coalition government.In a statement released in Nairobi, Mr Annan said the peace deal that the two signed on February 28 requires that they be

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'No Ruto, no grand coalition' asserts ODMWritten By:Judy Maina/Wangari Kanyongo , Posted: Wed, Apr 02, 2008ODM has said it will not be party to any grand coalition government that will exclude Eldoret North MP William Ruto.ODM said claims that Ruto was tainted were only meant to divert attention from the power sharing deal as envisaged in the National Accord and Reconciliation Act.Addressing a

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Consultations on new cabinet still onWritten By:Collins Anampiu , Posted: Tue, Apr 01, 2008The wait is still on for a new grand coalition cabinet as the two principals continue to consult.On Tuesday there was little activity at the president's office at Harambee house with the expected meeting between the President and Prime minister designate Raila Odinga failing to take place.Following

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Mediation team might revisit accordWritten By:Lilian Mwendo , Posted: Tue, Apr 01, 2008The mediation talks might revisit agenda item number three which culminated in the signing of the National Reconciliation and Peace Accord by President Mwai Kibaki and prime minister designate Raila Odinga in February if deemed necessary.This will however depend on whether or not the cabinet deadlock will be

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Kibaki legacy more important than expediencyUpdated on: Monday, March 31, 2008 Story by: Charles Aboge ....................................................................................................................................................................................http://kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=5&articleId=2452 KENYANS would do well to remember that the moment of

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Truth be told, it’s Kibaki who has power to share Updated on: Monday, March 31, 2008 Story by: PHARAOH OCHICHI ....................................................................................................................................................................................http://kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=5&articleId=2451 PRESIDENT Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate

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Kenya: This Game of Ping-Pong Should Stop, Kibaki, Raila http://allafrica.com/stories/200803280516.htmlThe East African Standard (Nairobi)OPINION28 March 2008Posted to the web 28 March 2008Kipkoech TanuiNairobiThe nation is at a standstill again, with Dr Kofi Annan getting feelers to fly back and wave his magic wand at our leaders. There is nothing but anxiety over the VIP cat-and-mouse games.Yet

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Kenya power-sharing hits deadlock over cabinethttp://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN825217.htmlFri 28 Mar 2008, 7:01 GMTBy C. Bryson HullNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's political rivals traded accusations on Thursday over who is to blame for the deadlock in plans to create a unity government and end the country's post-election crisis.The share flotation of top mobile phone operator Safaricom --

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3. Stalemate: SETBACK: Kibaki, Raila talks on Cabinet positions in jeopardy as the leaders fail to agree on portfolio distribution http://kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=2&articleId=2328 Updated on: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Story by: Emmanuel Onyango ............................................................................................................................................

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2. Kibaki, Raila fail to name Cabinet http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143983863&cid=4Published on March 26, 2008, 12:00 am By Martin Mutua And Patrick WachiraPresident Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Mr Raila Odinga for the first time appeared to grapple with a power-sharing reality check, forcing a delay in the naming of a new Cabinet.The two leaders failed to agree both on the size of

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1. Cabinet dispute Story by BERNARD NAMUNANEhttp://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=119843Publication Date: 3/26/2008A disagreement over the size of the Cabinet and portfolio balance has delayed the naming of a new coalition Cabinet, sources close to President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Raila Odinga said Tuesday.Prime Minister-designate Raila

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Death knell tolls for all-powerful presidencyStory by MUGUMO MUNENE Publication Date: 3/23/2008Mzee Jomo Kenyatta built it, Daniel arap Moi fortified it and Mwai Kibaki is living it. But the all-powerful presidency that controls the lives of Kenyans from the cradle to the grave is headed for the grave in the current wave of reforms expected to last for the next year.President Kibaki acknowledges

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Kibaki and Raila set to meet over new CabinetStory by NATION TeamPublication Date: 3/24/2008President Kibaki and ODM leader Raila Odinga will meet Tuesday to decide on the sharing of ministries in the expanded government.The defining session at State House comes as MPs in PNU, ODM and ODM- Kenya keep their fingers crossed on whether they will be part of the new administration.Head of the

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Kiraitu’s call a victory over chauvinism in leadership Published on March 17, 2008, 12:00 am By Dominic Odipo Change is in the air.There can be no doubt about that. You can feel it in the atmosphere. You can see it in the spring of the ordinary man on the street. You can hear it from the pulpits of the thousands of churches and mosques that dot the landscape.And you can hear it in some of the

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Raila role in coalition to boost civic nationalism Published on March 21, 2008, 12:00 am By Alberto Leny’ Kenya has attained a historic landmark after Parliament enshrined in law the power-sharing agreement between President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate, Mr Raila Odinga.This momentous occasion is expected to help wipe away one of the darkest chapters in 45 years of independence. The

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Kenya approves power-sharing dealhttp://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23400797-23109,00.htmlArticle from: Agence France-PresseBy Jean-Marc Mojon in NairobiMarch 19, 2008 03:35amKENYA'S parliament has unanimously approved a key constitutional amendment, the first of two laws needed to enact a February power-sharing deal that ended deadly post-election unrest.The Constitution of Kenya (

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Resolve historical injustices, says AU Published on March 18, 2008, 12:00 am http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143983471By Amos KareithiThe African Union wants President Kibaki and Prime minister-designate, Mr Raila Odinga, to tackle poverty, corruption and land issues.In a joint communiquÈ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after a special session during which the continental body was briefed about

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Kenya: Ballots to bullets - Organized political violence and Kenya’s crisis of governance Summary The scale and speed of the violence that engulfed Kenya following the controversial presidential election of December 27, 2007 shocked both Kenyans and the world at large. Two months of bloodshed left over 1,000 dead and up to 500,000 internally displaced persons in a country viewed as a bastion

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7294120.stmKenyans fearful after toxic spillBy Odhiambo Joseph BBC News, Mombasa Just a short walk up the road from Kenya's bustling Mombasa port, where ships unload cargo to be transported across East Africa, lies the slum of Kalahari village.My house was burnt down by the acid, all my utensils melted and the worst of it is that I lost my pregnancyKibibi, slum

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Kenyan Parliament Debates Power-Sharing DealBy Derek Kilner Nairobi11 March 2008http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-03-11-voa20.cfmKenya's parliament has reconvened, with lawmakers planning to discuss a power-sharing accord between the country's two main parties. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, a statement Monday by a government official has raised concerns among the opposition about

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A new dawn amid the golf cartsMar 13th 2008 NAIROBIFrom The Economist print editionTime to break with a corrupt pastTHERE was applause at the Karen Country Club in Nairobi on March 9th, when Kenya's president, Mwai Kibaki, and prime minister-elect, Raila Odinga, sauntered down the sun-soaked first tee at the annual professional golf tournament. This was Cheshire Cat territory, the grins

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Kenya: Will This Marriage of Convenience Work? Time Will Tellhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200803071069.html?page=2Email This Page Print This Page Comment on this articleThe Nation (Nairobi)OPINION8 March 2008Posted to the web 7 March 2008Arno KopeckyCan real power be shared? Now that the battlefield has finally moved from the shamba to Parliament, Kenyans are about to find out if it is possible.

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A triumph for Kenyahttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article3508127.eceIt sets an example that others in the continent should followZimbabwe's announcement that it will exclude American and all European election monitors except Russians, while welcoming observers from Iran, Venezuela, China and Nigeria, makes it clear in advance that President Mugabe is intent on rigging

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Why Kenya is critical to Africa's futurePeace in Africa hinges on regional integration.By Francis Kornegayfrom the March 7, 2008 editionhttp://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0307/p09s02-coop.html Johannesburg, South Africa - The postelection crisis that killed nearly 1,500 people in Kenya is now in remission.But before the world turns its attention elsewhere, it's important to realize that the conflict

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From the look of things, life is getting back to normal throughout the country after the power-sharing agreement between ODM and PNU. While ODM supporters are getting back to work, unrest and uncertainty has crept into the PNU camp.Things are not very rosy for the PNU side. Just today, the BBC released a report quoting Mungiki and unidentified police sources indicating that the Kibaki government

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State 'sanctioned' Kenyan clashesBy Karen Allen BBC News, NairobiSome 1,500 people died in unrest after disputed poll resultsThe BBC has learnt of allegations of state-sanctioned violence in Kenya during the recent post-poll crisis.Sources allege that meetings were hosted at the official residence of the president between the banned Mungiki militia and senior government figures.The aim was to

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PNU might not select Karua or another PNU hardliner to be a deputy PM. This is because, PNU will like to put somebody who can work with Raila. If they put somebody who fights Raila all the time, the coalition might collapse very quickly - something PNU does not want. PNU wants the coalition to last as long as possible.A collapse of the coalition will mean elections and ODM will sweep everything

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In Kenya, U.S. Added Action to Talk of Democracy By HELENE COOPERPublished: March 1, 2008WASHINGTON — Within hours of Thursday’s power-sharing deal between Kenya’s rival leaders, the State Department issued a rare statement from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, praising the pact and citing the United States for providing “intensive support” to bring it about.Indeed, while Kofi Annan, the

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Raila in plea for tourism revival Story by ABDULSAMAD ALI Publication Date: 3/3/2008 ODM leader Raila Odinga Sunday made a passionate appeal to tourists to return to Kenya for their vacations saying the country is now safe.Mr Odinga, who is set to become Kenya’s second Prime Minister in a power-sharing agreement signed with the Government, said the deal guarantees peace in the country.He said he

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Jared OderoBioKenya: International mediation in the political crisisMarch 02, 2008 10:29 AMAs Kenyans celebrate the power-sharing deal between President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Raila Odinga, they also thank the international mediators who worked tirelessly to end the post-election crisis. Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan is the current hero and some Kenyans show it by shouting,

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Mr Annan resumed the talks to start work on what is commonly known as Agenda Four on long-term resolutions which includes comprehensive constitutional review within a year.The Saturday Nation tried to reconstruct the events that led to the peace agreement and established that there may have been outside forces behind the success.Sources say that last Sunday, two days after suspending the talks,

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How Annan magic worked to seal Kibaki-Raila deal By SATURDAY NATION Team Last updated: 36 minutes agoDetails of the dramatic events leading to the signing of a peace deal that ended two months of Kenya’s political turmoil emerged on Friday as the country sprung back to life.The deal, which took two days of intense diplomacy by chief mediator Kofi Annan and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, was

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7270379.stm Prime minister-designate Raila Odinga has told the BBC his priority will be to rebuild Kenya after a deal to end the two-month political crisis.He pledged to help those who had been displaced, lost their property or lost their jobs during the violence in which some 1,500 people died.Many Kenyans have been celebrating the power-sharing deal between Mr

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After Tough Words from US, Kenya Rivals Sign Peace DealBy Stephen MbogoCNSNews.com CorrespondentFebruary 28, 2008Nairobi, Kenya (CNSNews.com) -Under pressure from the international community and facing unspecified warnings from the United States, Kenya's political rivals Thursday agreed to a power-sharing deal to end a violent, two-month-old conflict.President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader

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Revealed: Inside the talks room Published on February 27, 2008, 12:00 am By Standard Team A member of the PNU negotiating team engaged the Panel of Eminent African Persons in heated exchanges and is understood to have let fly comments that stunned mediators before the talks were suspended indefinitely, The Standard can report.A disappointed lead mediator, Dr Kofi Annan, said he would now engage

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Re: Lets Brace for unrest, this time ni mbaya« Reply #6 on Today at 7:19pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Real life stories:There will be blood in KenyaBy Nicholas D. KristofSyndicated columnist,NEW YORK TIMESKISUMU, Kenya — Until he was circumcised with a machete in front of a jeering mob and then dragged off to be beheaded, Robert Ochieng had

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The recent events has confirmed what we have known all along - that the illegitimate government of Mwai Emilio Kibaki only wanted to use Kofi Annan mediated negotiations to buy time. The "govt" has been using every lame excuse one can think of to drag the negotiations as long as possible and then finally, when they feel completely in control of the country, kill the negotiations. What we have

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It’s all out war, Ngilu to Kalonzo http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143982365&cid=159Published on February 25, 2008, 12:00 amBy Mutinda Mwanzia Kitui Central MP, Mrs Charity Ngilu, has revived her turf war with Vice-President, Mr Kalonzo Musyoka.On Sunday, she told the VP to brace himself for a bruising battle for political supremacy in Ukambani.Ngilu also accused Kalonzo of abandoning his

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Time ripe to amend this document Story by PHILIP OCHIENG Publication Date: 2/24/2008 Why do I respect the Jesus of gospel? Because of his practical wisdom. He serves the spirit of the law, not the letter of it. Thus he often deliberately breaks the law so as to make its spirit more manifest. He thus exposes the hypocrisy of the Pharisees time and again.Take a familiar Jewish law. If Yahweh

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Kenya edges Close to deal http://eastandard.net/news/?id=1143982339&cid=4Published on February 24, 2008, 12:00 amBy Sunday Standard Team A deal ending the impasse could be announced mid this week, if the parties agree on the sole divisive issue remaining at the talks chaired by former United Nations Secretary General Dr Kofi Annan.If the two parties agree on Monday or on Tuesday, the fate of the

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Warnings of further violence in Kenya http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/22/kenya Mediators today kept up the pressure on Kenya's rival factions to share power amid warnings of a fresh outbreak of violence in the absence of an agreement.The unexpected departure for Nigeria by opposition leader, Raila Odinga, was not expected to have any bearing on today's scheduled talks.George Nyamweya, a

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Kibaki's meeting with PNU team delays talks By MUCHEMI WACHIRA Last updated: 1 hour agoPresident Kibaki's meeting with PNU negotiators has resulted in a delay of today's peace talks. The ODM side and Annan's team were kept waiting for their government counterparts for close to four hours. The opposition negotiators then left Serena Hotel, the venue of the meeting, and only came back after the PNU

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Most Kenyans had all along suspected that PNU was not interested in the Koffi Annan driven negotiations. They have been putting roadblocks one after the other.It is now a well known fact that ODM and its leader who was robbed of his rightful election win, Raila Odinga - have softened their positions for the sake of the country. However, this has been used by PNu and the illegitimate president

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Talks in jeopardyUpdated on: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Story by: By TIMES Team ....................................................................................................................................................................................Mediation efforts to resolve the post-election crisis are in danger of collapse after the government ruled out possibilities of sharing

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Why Kenya needs an inclusive government Publication Date: 2/19/2008Foreign minister Moses Wetang’ula and some key voices in the Party of National Unity, including Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Martha Karua and Finance minister Amos Kimunya, are clearly out of tune with the suffering people of Kenya on the crisis facing this nation.Instead of giving the country hope by demonstrating

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Coalition deal may be skewed in several ways Story by MACHARIA GAITHO Publication Date: 2/19/2008 WHEN CONDOLEEZZA Rice flew into town on Monday, it was clear that her mission was to put more pressure on President Kibaki to accept a power-sharing deal as the solution to Kenya’s post-election crisis.The US, Britain and other major Western powers all seem to have come to the conclusion that the

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http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=117199Story by NATION Team Publication Date: 2/19/2008The US has asked President Kibaki and ODM leader Raila Odinga to cede ground and quickly agree on a power-sharing deal to restore stability to the country.Ms Rice with mediator Kofi Annan. She later met ODM leader Raila Odinga. Photo/ PETERSON GITHAIGAUS Secretary

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Rice backs power sharing in Kenya crisis By ANTHONY KARIUKI Last updated: 8 minutes agoUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said Kenya feuding parties should share power so as to end the post-election crisis.She was sent to the country by President Bush, who is on a five-nation Africa tour, to help push the Kofi Annan-led mediation process forward.Rice said that the two parties should share

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The dilemma of two nations in onehttp://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143981973&cid=15Published on February 17, 2008, 12:00 amBy Wilson UganguKofi Annan’s intervention has undoubtedly moved this country from the knife’s edge. The streets are calmer.Amid this uneasy quiet, one would ask: What is the current state of the nation?Anxiety remains. Fear for tomorrow abounds and the political future of

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http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=116959Foreign missions in dilemma over crisis Story by JEFF OTIENO Publication Date: 2/16/2008Kenya’s political crisis has put a number of foreign missions in a dilemma.US assistant secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer and the country’s ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger when she visited Kenya

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Renewed pressure as saboteurs warned http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143981882&cid=4Published on February 14, 2008, 12:00 am By Standard teamThe noose is waiting to be put around the necks of individuals who sabotage ongoing talks for a political settlement out of crippling crisis, The Standard can report.This emerged as the mediation talks’ teams got down to discussing the finer details of

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http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=116816 Fury over UK envoy’s remarks Story by DAVE OPIYO and LUCAS BARASA Publication Date: 2/14/2008 A diplomatic row is brewing between Kenya and the United Kingdom following a statement by High Commissioner Adam Wood that the Government, as currently constituted, did not reflect the wishes of Kenyans.Kenya said

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For peace, democrats must retreat to advance http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143981855&cid=15Published on February 14, 2008, 12:00 amBy Okech KendoA politician who has the humility to shout, "my country" should also have the courage to look Kenyans in the face, without disdain and vindictiveness.Those who proclaim "my country" should truly work to make it the haven they think it is, or it was

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Commentary & AnalysisKalonzo’s stand on power-sharing bafflingUpdated on: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Story by:By OHN OTIENO-ONYANDOhttp://kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=5&articleId=855 ....................................................................................................................................................................................Many people who watched

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TESTIMONY PREPARED FOR THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE’S SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS“Hearing on the Immediate and Underlying Causes and Consequences of Flawed Democracy in Kenya”February 7, 2008Joel D. Barkan Chairman Feingold, Senator Sununu; thank you very much for inviting me to appear before the Subcommittee on African Affairs this morning to share I disagreeessment of the current

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A blot on the talks http://www.eastandard.net/news/?id=1143981830&cid=4&PHPSESSID=56d9184a6216be15f906adf26f2db5d1Published on February 13, 2008, 12:00 amBy Standard TeamClaims of ambush, obstinacy and a protest by the Government side threatened to spoil the party as the final countdown in the search for a political solution began on an optimistic note on Tuesday.Members of Parliament at an

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A Deal We Can Live With http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/opinion/12kiai.html?_r=1&oref=sloginBy MAINA KIAI and L. MUTHONI WANYEKIPublished: February 12, 2008Nairobi, KenyaUNTIL December, Kenya was the most stable nation in East Africa. It has long been a willing partner in the Bush administration’s war on terrorism. Yet the United States has mostly stood by as our country has descended into

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