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 [...]

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 assistance and business capital. The IDP’s include 3 males over [...]

Amani Daily – 14 March 08

AMANI SASA DAILY UPDATE: 14th March 2008[1] THE HUMAN COST: Over 1000 dead and over 350, 000 displaced Updates and Upcoming Activities[2] A new online initiative, www.rescuekenya.org has been established. This site has information on IDP’s, provides a resource to those who are assisting people on the ground and links up various peace initiatives. All [...]

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 INTRODUCTION We, the community of Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) involved in peace building work throughout Kenya, coming together under the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]