Kenya's Ethnic Rifts

Last month's disputed general elections brought to the surface deep ethnic and social divisions dating from colonial times. The violence that followed the Dec. 27 voting left more than 500 people dead and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.

SOURCE: CIA, staff reports, news services | BY DITA SMITH AND MARY KATE CANNISTRA - The Washington Post - January 16, 2008

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		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: CIA, staff reports, news services \| BY DITA SMITH AND MARY KATE CANNISTRA - The Washington Post - January 16, 2008 ¬es=Last month's disputed general elections brought to the surface deep ethnic and social divisions dating from colonial times. The violence that followed the Dec. 27 voting left more than 500 people dead and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: CIA, staff reports, news services \| BY DITA SMITH AND MARY KATE CANNISTRA - The Washington Post - January 16, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">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 graphic
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