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Kenya Election Sparks Violence

Kenya plunged into crisis after the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki, which opposition leader Raila Odinga and his supporters claim was rigged. Since the vote on Dec. 27, more than 800 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced.

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This Story 11 Killed in Kenya as Police Fire on Demonstrators, Rival Groups Clash Article \| NAIROBI, Jan. 18 -- Three days of opposition protests ended violently Friday with hundreds of police officers shooting wildly at protesters in Nairobi's largest slum and clashes just a few miles from one of Kenya's most famous safari playgrounds. At least 11 people were killed. Kenya Election Sparks Violence This Story Kenya's President Seeks to End Crisis With Coalition Offer Article \| NAIROBI, Jan. 5 -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki said Saturday he was willing to form a national unity government with opposition leader Raila Odinga, who has accused Kibaki of stealing the Dec. 27 presidential election. Kenya Election Sparks Violence This Story For Expatriates, Kenya's Torment Is Their Own Article \| "Is everyone safe?" "We good. bullets still whizzing in Kibira." Kenya Election Sparks Violence This Story Kenyans Killed Fleeing Violence Article \| NAIROBI, Jan. 1 -- A mob of men wielding sticks, spears and machetes set ablaze a church where villagers had sought refuge from Kenya's post-election violence, burning to death at least 35 people, including women and children, according to aid workers and a priest. Disputed Election Leads to Violence in Kenya Kenya Election Sparks Violence Special Report: Violence in Kenya This Story Having Driven Out Business, Kenyan Town Faces Consequences Article \| KISUMU, Kenya -- Three weeks after burning down the old Kimwa Grand Hotel here, many of the admitted arsonists returned to its charred remains, scavenging sheets of scrap metal, doors and wires. Revenge Killings Stoke a Violent Cycle in Kenya Kenya Election Sparks Violence Full Coverage: Violence Grows in Kenya From CFR: Understanding Kenya's Politics This Story Protest Rallies Across Kenya Draw Relatively Small Crowds Article \| NAIROBI, Jan. 16 -- Three days of planned opposition rallies across Kenya began haltingly Wednesday, with police facing off against relatively small crowds in several cities and chasing opposition leaders with tear gas through the streets of the capital. Kenya Election Sparks Violence This Story U.S. Envoy Decries 'Ethnic Cleansing' in Kenya Article \| NAIROBI, Jan. 30 -- The top U.S. diplomat for Africa said Wednesday that the post-election violence in Kenya amounted to "ethnic cleansing" and that both President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga should be doing more to calm tensions. U.S. Reconsiders Aid to Kenya Kenya Election Sparks Violence This Story Understanding Kenya's Politics Opposition Legislator Slain In Kenya, Sparking Clashes Kenya Election Sparks Violence Special Report Violence Grows After Kenyan Election This Story Kenyan Opposition to Call for Strikes, Boycotts Article \| NAIROBI, Jan. 17 -- Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said Thursday that he would call for strikes and boycotts of businesses owned by President Mwai Kibaki's inner circle to pressure him to address a post-election crisis that has undermined one of East Africa's strongest democracies. Kenya Election Sparks Violence Full Coverage: Violence in Kenya This Story No Quick Fix for What Still Ails Kenya Article \| ELMENTEITA, Kenya -- After reaching a power-sharing deal last week, Kenya's rival political leaders are now confronting one of the most explosive issues underlying the post-election crisis, and one that every Kenyan government since independence has managed to avoid: land reform. Deal on Sharing Power Goes Before Parliament Kenya Election Sparks Violence This Story Tribal Identity Shapes Kenyan Views, Realities Article \| NAIROBI -- They grew up in farming villages -- Teddy Chwanya in the rolling hills of western Kenya and Samuel Mathu amid the cattle and flower farms of the country's lush central region. In Tense Kenya, Opposition Elects One of Its Own to Lead Parliament Violence Grows After Kenyan Election Kenya Election Sparks Violence Kenya's Ethnic Rifts This Story Major Protest in Kenya Postponed as Frustrations Build Article \| NAIROBI, Jan. 3 -- Along with tens of thousands of others eager to protest an election they say was rigged, Michael Ondeng set off for an opposition rally three times Thursday. Tribal Rage Tears at Diverse Kenyan City Kenya Election Sparks Violence World Pressure on Kenya Amid Riots Vows of More Violence After Kenya Vote Full Coverage: Violence Grows After Election Transcript: Kenya: Tribal Rage Over Disputed Election This Story Rivals in Kenya Meet, but Recriminations Follow Article \| NAIROBI, Jan. 24 -- President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga met briefly Thursday for the first time since Kenya's disputed presidential election threw the country into weeks of protests, riots and ethnically charged violence. Kenya Election Sparks Violence This Story Kenyan Rivals Agree on Measures to End Post-Election Violence Article \| NAIROBI, Feb. 1 -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga agreed Friday on a plan to end weeks of post-election violence that has brought this East African country to the edge of disaster. Full Coverage: Violence Grows After Kenyan Election Kenya Election Sparks Violence		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this gallery		Related In Parched Nairobi, Politicians Blamed For Drought Crisis NAIROBI, Aug. 21 -- Across East Africa, drought is again leaving millions of people in dusty countryside hungry, thirsty and dangerously dependent on food aid, the United Nations has warned. But as the weeks wear on, its effects -- less drastic but perhaps more politically potent -- are also... Clinton Pushes Kenyan Reforms NAIROBI, Aug. 5 -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton began a major trip to Africa on Wednesday by publicly urging Kenya, a strategic U.S. ally, to move faster to resolve tensions lingering from a disputed 2007 election that precipitated the country's worst crisis since it gained independe... Related In Parched Nairobi, Politicians Blamed For Drought Crisis NAIROBI, Aug. 21 -- Across East Africa, drought is again leaving millions of people in dusty countryside hungry, thirsty and dangerously dependent on food aid, the United Nations has warned. But as the weeks wear on, its effects -- less drastic but perhaps more politically potent -- are also... Clinton Pushes Kenyan Reforms NAIROBI, Aug. 5 -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton began a major trip to Africa on Wednesday by publicly urging Kenya, a strategic U.S. ally, to move faster to resolve tensions lingering from a disputed 2007 election that precipitated the country's worst crisis since it gained independe... Related Full Coverage: Election Sparks Violence IN CRISIS IN CRISIS \| Millions of Kenyans turned out for the relatively peaceful Dec. 27 presidential election. But with allegations of fraud on both sides, violence erupted soon afterward. More on washingtonpost.com • More Photo News » washingtonpost.com
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