Carnage in Kenya’s slums - 01 Jan 08
Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa visits Nairobi’s Kibera slum where residents had begun to venture out after days of violent clashes
Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa visits Nairobi’s Kibera slum where residents had begun to venture out after days of violent clashes
Two months after Kenya’s bitterly disputed presidential election, the government and opposition leaders remain deadlocked.
Chief negotiator Kofi Annan now admits the two sides appear to be unable to resolve their differences.
More talks are scheduled for Tuesday, but the opposition’s already threatening more demonstrations on Wednesday.
The fear is Nairobi’s slums - the biggest in Africa - may become a flashpoint once more for tribal violence.
John Cookson joins the men who run Kenya’s toughest streets.
Violent attacks on political candidates and their supportersĀ in Kenya have marred the build up to this month’s election.Specifcally, Nairobi has seen an alarming rise in the number of attacks against women vying for political office.Yvonne Ndege reports.
Following a disputed election on December 27, more than 650 have been killed in politically-motivated ethnic violence in Kenya.More than 250,000 people have been displaced in a country that is more used to receiving refugees from war-torn neighbours like Sudan and Somalia.Al Jazeera speaks to Nelson Munyao, a displaced Kenyan living in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital.
Protests across Kenya against Mwai Kibaki, the Kenyan president, have seen over 20 people lose their lives.Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons reports from Nairobi on the third day of opposition-backed demonstrations.