Kenya: Too scared to go home

Kenya: Too scared to go home

RUMURUTI, 28 March 2008 (IRIN) – A month after clashes erupted in Kenya’s Rift Valley district of Laikipia West, calm has returned but internally displaced persons (IDPs) are yet to return home, with leaders voicing concern over the acquisition of guns by communities living in the area.
“Let us not confuse [...]

Amani Daily – 28 March 08

AMANI SASA DAILY UPDATE: 28th March 2008[1]

                                                                                                                                                                                
LEST WE FORGET: Over 1000 dead and thousands displaced

Updates and Upcoming Activities[2]

 

Margaret N. Muturi from Kiambaa – Karuri Njoro Village is asking for help. She is hosting 22 IDP’s from Molo, who need humanitarian [...]

Amani Daily – 14 March 08

AMANI SASA DAILY UPDATE: 14th March 2008[1]

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REFLECTIONS ON CONFLICT SENSITIVE RECOVERY, RECONSTRUCTION AND RESETTLEMENT

An open statement by the Kenyan Civil Society Organisations working on peace and conflict resolution

To: The Chairman,
National Reconciliation and Dialogue Committee

Dated Tuesday, March, 11th 2008

REFLECTIONS ON CONFLICT SENSITIVE RECOVERY, RECONSTRUCTION AND RESETTLEMENT [...]

Local reaction to power sharing

Local reaction to power sharing
deal between govt and the
Opposition
 
With the breakthrough in the Kofi Annan led mediation talks following the post-election crisis in Kenya leading to the signing of the final deal on power sharing modalities between President Mwai Kibaki and ODM’s Raila Odinga on Thursday, February 28, 2008, PeaceNet Kenya collected views from across [...]

Kenyan Red Cross seeks 23 million dollars for violence refugees

Kenyan Red Cross seeks 23 million dollars for violence refugees

NAIROBI, March 26, 2008 (AFP) – The Kenya Red Cross Society on Wednesday appealed for 23 million dollars (14 million euros) to help resettle hundreds of thousands of people displaced by post-election violence.
Secretary General Abbas Gullet said the cash would help rebuild houses, provide seeds for [...]

MAP helps thousands caught in Kenya crisis

Date: 25 Mar 2008

MAP helps thousands caught in Kenya crisis

Despite an agreement signed more than a month ago that many people hoped would quell the recent fighting in Kenya, hostilities have continued in this east African country that was once the most stable in the region.
The initial conflict erupted over a political power struggle [...]

Kenya: Census plans on track despite displacement

Date: 19 Mar 2008

Kenya: Census plans on track despite displacement

NAIROBI, 19 March 2008 (IRIN) – The political crisis in Kenya caused major population movements that may require a repeat of cartographic mapping in some areas before the 2009 census, but plans for the official count are on track, a government official told IRIN.
“We are [...]

Kenya Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #9 (FY 2008)

Date: 19 Mar 2008

Kenya Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #9 (FY 2008)

BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)
Note: The last fact sheet was dated March 12, 2008.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
- Population displacement and increased costs of agricultural production related to the post-election crisis threaten to reduce land cultivation by up [...]

OHCHR – Report from OHCHR fact-finding mission to Kenya, 06-28 Feb 2008

Date: 28 Feb 2008

Report from OHCHR fact-finding mission to Kenya, 06-28 Feb 2008

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
From 6 to 28 February 2008, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights deployed a Fact-Finding Mission (OHCHR Mission) to the Republic of Kenya to look into the violence and allegations of grave human rights violations following [...]