Friday, February 01, 2008

Kenya: Post-Mayhem Woes
Tribal rivalries — including Christian-on-Christian violence — hamper healing.

Sheryl Henderson Blunt, with reporting by Sue Sprenkle in Nairobi, Kenya
2/01/2008

Victims of Kenya's post-election violence are attempting to return to normal life, but Christian workers say wounds caused by the ongoing turbulence will take a long time to heal. More than 600 people were killed by roaming mobs during the first week of conflict, and some 250,000 were driven from their homes.

"The depth of the hatred that flared up … was a shock to many of us," said Ngari Kariithi, senior pastor of Karura Community Chapel in northern Nairobi, a hosting site for hundreds of internally displaced Kenyans.
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Kenya's parties agree to stop violence
Fri 1 Feb 2008
By Duncan Miriri

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's feuding parties agreed on Friday to a framework for talks to resolve a violent political crisis, in which some 850 people have died, within 15 days, former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said.
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