Does not look like democracy is doing so well in Kenya, either


The dead were mostly of the Kikuyu tribe, which overwhelmingly backed President Kibaki’s bid for a second term in last Thursday’s election. Mr Kibaki defeated his rival, Raila Odinga, by just 230,000 votes and Mr Odinga’s supporters, who are mostly ethnic Luo, believe that the election was “stolen”.

The admission last night by Samuel Kivuitu, the head of Kenya’s Electoral Commission, that he was pressured by Mr Kibaki’s Party of National Unity not to hold an inquiry into the results appeared to support the claim. European envoys and the state-run Human Rights Commission had called for an investigation.


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Mr Odinga’s supporters, who are mostly ethnic Luo, believe that the election was “stolen”.

I don't know of any elections in that region that are fair.

Kenya had been pretty stable for a decade or so, but this election was a close one and the guys wanted to hold onto their power.