Kenya Conflict
Kenya Conflict
The Mount Elgon insurgency was a conflict that started in 2005 when the Sabaot Land Defence Force militia revolted in the Mount Elgon area, Western Kenya. The Sabaot Land Defence Force emerged as an armed group immediately after the December 2002 general elections. Recruitment of fighters began in March 2003 and training, at camps in the forest, began in July 2003. However, violent attacks did not begin in earnest until 2006. The SLDF took up arms to defend land seized during the... read more
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Central Kenya ‘top husband-beaters’
From The Daily Nation Dated 9 February 2012 A lobby that fights for the rights of male victims of domestic violence says its officials will camp in central Kenya for three months to help deal with piling cases of domestic abuse.
CBK wants lawyer barred from defending bank over conflict of interest
From The Daily Nation Dated 9 February 2012 The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Thursday asked the High Court to prohibit Dr John Khaminwa from defending a bank, which was allegedly investigated in the Goldenberg inquiry.
East Africa: Sudan Conflict Challenges Kenya
From AllAfrica.com Dated 9 February 2012 [African Arguments] Kenya has, over the past...
Tens of thousands flee northern Kenya violence
From The Daily Nation Dated 8 February 2012 Aid workers said Wednesday they estimated that around 20,000 people have fled inter-clan clashes in Moyale and crossed into neighbouring Ethiopia and needed support after a recent upsurge in deadly clashes.
Say no to land-related election violence
From The Daily Nation Dated 7 February 2012 We had ethnic clashes in Kenya in 1992, 1997, and 2002 and tension in 2005.
Kenya: Clashes highlight dangers of devolution
From Pambazuka Dated 6 February 2012 2012-02-06 Politically motivated violence in the northern Kenyan town of Moyale, which has left dozens dead and tens of thousands displaced in recent weeks, shows little sign of abating and there are fears that the clashes could continue until elections are...
Kenya: War, Guns and Votes
From Global Voices Dated 2 February 2012 What will be the impact of Kenya's war with Al Shabaab on the 2012/13 elections?: “A number of questions: will the heightened security requirements associated with the threat of terrorism from Al Shabaab also help secure the country against election...
Time to focus on post-election violence victims
From Pambazuka Dated 2 February 2012 2012-02-01 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/advocacy_project/3773941761/What should concern Kenya is not the political and personal fate of the suspects whose charges have been confirmed by the International criminal Court, but the lives of the thousands of victims who are still nursing their wounds...
ICC’s Kenya decision is no cause for celebration
From The Nation (Pakistan) Dated 31 January 2012 PAUL SEILS Last week’s decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague confirming four Kenyans must answer to charges of crimes against humanity does not excuse their government from responsibility to pursue justice at home. Kenya must continue to investigate...
Kenya: Uhuru, Ruto Appeal On At the Hague
From AllAfrica.com Dated 30 January 2012 Nation (Nairobi)-Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto will on Monday file notices of appeal against the ICC ruling that they be charged for crimes against humanity over the 2007/08 post-election violence.
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