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By: Joan

Joan — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:38:43 +0000

I am deeply disappointed by the fact that Mwai Kibaki can LEAVE the country and go to an AU meeting. The man obviously feels nothing for the bleeding country and its dying citizenry.I would have thought he would be absent with apologies and stay at home until the issues that are leading to the country’s downfall are sorted.From the very beginning, I have been non- partisan in the entire situation but Kibaki continues to fall short of the high expectations I had for him. He truly does not depict a leader committed to serving the nation(Although I saw him hold a Bible and swear that he would serve Kenya). Surely…any smart leader would spend the jet fuel wasted on going to Addis Ababa or wherever on travelling the country and trying to actively participate in the process of reconciliation and healing.

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Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:22:43 +0000

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Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:41:19 +0000

[...] Kulikauskas from WorkNets has left a comment on one of our posts about a project they are working on to offer help in Kenya. They have set up a Yahoo! group.: Our [...]

By: Andrius Kulikauskas

Andrius Kulikauskas — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:13:54 +0000

We’re chatting at http://www.worknets.org/chat/ and writing at http://www.worknets.org/wiki.cgi?KenyaCommunication and we plan to set up a wiki in Kiswahili soon. Also, Davis Weddi in Kampala, Uganda http://www.ms.lt/?thinker=Davis_Weddi and Kiyavilo Msekwa in Arusha, Tanzania http://www.ms.lt/?thinker=Kiyavilo_Msekwa are leading our work to help refugees and learn what we can today to spread information. We invite all to join us.

By: Beautiful minds

Beautiful minds — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:25:53 +0000

Bad are those things happening.. the death of the people, toppling the certainty… etc..

who loose in this game? the family of hundreds who got sacrificed in this process..

By: DHAVAL

DHAVAL — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:47:09 +0000

political gain making loss of life also econoic going to be down. spoiling of localiti also make gap between local to foreigner

By: Andrius Kulikauskas

Andrius Kulikauskas — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:56:05 +0000

Our online laboratory, Minciu Sodas, has many participants in Kenya and so we are organizing small projects to help http://groups.yahoo.com/group/onereachinganother/message/94 We’re also getting some reports and are working to provide more. Please let us know what would be useful and how we might work together. We’ll be engaging refugees and travellers in Kampala, Uganda and likely Arusha, Tanzania and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and be able to report that. We’re also considering translating short texts into Kiswahili about nonviolent action and overcoming ethnic strife. Please join us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/onereachinganother/ send a blank message to onereachinganother-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

By: awuye

awuye — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:53:29 +0000

hello this is awuye from uganda i repeat the safety of kenya is tp our advantage the pple of kenya elected their leader ,the eck of kenya is the trouble causer to all this the fuel prices have gone up from 2000 to 16ooo please mr kibaki this is a coup there is no difference btn you and amin ,respect democracy

By: easywig

easywig — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:25:48 +0000

I would like to inform the world that Kenya my country is one of the most beautiful places in the World.However
the violence being witnessed is as a result of Kenyans feeling cheated.I believe that all the 42 tribes have a right as Kenyans but the Kikuyus believe that they are superior than the rest.If KIBAKI is a man of integrity then he would know what to do.I wonder how the “president” would rule this country.Does the president know that innocent Kikuyus are being killed because of his actions,Does he know that all this violence is because of him being in office by force,In this day and era you cannot force yourself on people,People like Mungatana,Karua,Kiunjuri,Kalonzo and Mutula Kilonzo are the most selfish people on the face of the earth.Kenyans let us pray for our country.

By: John Powers

John Powers — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:25:31 +0000

Thanks for your great service in these roundups! I’ve been recommending them as a great source for gaining context in this developing story. You indeed deserve kudos.

By: erik mkenya by raila

erik mkenya by raila — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:22:12 +0000

what is happenning in kenya? kenyans feel bad when their democracy is taken away from them & then u want to keep quiet!!!!kenyans choose a leader who they wanted not someone they didnt choose.kibaki should save kenyans & get out of state house before something bad happens to him.let me be clear about this KENYAS WILL NOT REST TILL HE GETS OUT OF THAT SEAT!

By: Kenyan Elections: What the Bloggers are Saying… - AfricanLoft

Kenyan Elections: What the Bloggers are Saying… - AfricanLoft — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:27:53 +0000

[...] Some Kenyan bloggers have been providing some updates since voting started. In addition to Kenyan Pundit and Mentalacrobaticss, blogs we have featured earlier, Thinker’s Room in a post captioned – “I cry. My country has been robbed” writes “I have just been watching President Kibaki been sworn in, amid applause from his cabal of powerful friends and cronies. As far as I can tell it seems to have been a private ceremony for himself and his friends.” Additional coverage on the Kenyan elections is also available via Global Voices. [...]

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By: CB

CB — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:52:59 +0000

What I find fascinating is the role of the US Ambassador (a career diplomat, not a Bush Ranger, I understand) in all this. The New York Times reports he claims to have tried to prevail on the ECK to allow an audit of the results, but to no avail, as 500 Hats reports.

But then you have the official State Dept. position:

“The United States congratulates the winners and is calling for calm, and for Kenyans to abide by the results declared by the election commission. We support the commission’s decision,” said spokesman Robert McInturff. He reiterated a State Department statement from Saturday that asked Kenyans “to reject violence and respect the rule of law.” That’s what the International Republican Institute’s observer mission said, too.

The EU observer mission’s statement, however, seems to suggest that it is the election authority that ought to respect the rule of law:

“It is vital that the entire election process meets the expectations of the Kenyan electorate.”

The burden is on the people to respect the authority of the state. The burden is on the state to meet the expectations of the people.

What you have here, apparently, is the following: the local precinct reports X votes for Quimby and the ECK then “reads off its computer screens” — equipment donated by USAID, through one of its Geek Corps-like fronts, as part of an initative to “increase the efficiency of the election process through technnology!” — that the local precinct is reporting X+5,000 votes for Quimby.

Election results were sent in to the ECK by SMS and e-mail — apparently over commercial networks. I have been trying to find explanations of why such a procedure is not insanely insecure, from a technical standpoint, but have not managed to yet.

In short: Despite these protestations of being shocked! shocked! at the shortcomings of the process, State advises Kenyans to shut up and live with it. Predictable result: Justified or not, everyone is pretty much going to think we (the US) did it, and that our deniability story is not so very plausible.

Another shining moment in U.S. public diplomacy. When the State Dept. picks up the GVO feed for one of its embassy Web sites — what is GVO’s relationship with State, anyway? — I hope they make a note of that.