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Following elections on December 27, Kenya has descended into chaos and violence amid accusations of election-rigging and a deepening political crisis.
Kenya struggles to escape its land trap
Critics accuse Mwai Kibaki of failing to acknowledge that the fate of internal refugees can only be determined by first tackling the problems behind their evictions
Kenya power-sharing cabinet sworn in
Kenya’s cabinet was sworn in with a warning from Kofi Annan, who brokered the country’s power-sharing deal, that its formation marked the beginning of hard work for its members
Kenya unveils power-sharing cabinet
Leaders ended six weeks of haggling by naming a coalition cabinet, but the opposition emerged with a handful of the most powerful posts in a sign it had offered big concessions to President Mwai Kibaki
Kenyan politicians face growing criticism
The international community urges Nairobi’s leaders to end a stalemate over forming a new cabinet with the UK singling out President Kibaki’s allies for blocking the process
Kenya leaders fail to break cabinet deadlock
The fragility of the political truce that ended Kenya’s post-election crisis was laid bare over the weekend as a deal on the membership of a new cabinet appeared to unravel.
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Kenya falls further under machete’s rule
As economic dislocation exacerbates ethnic resentment, there are signs that a power-sharing deal will not be enough to end the violence
Obama could help put out the fire in Kenya
The country we knew has changed for good. We Kenyans must construct our second republic out of the ashes of the first, broken one, writes John Githongo
Kenya is burning
It should be clear that tensions over access to land, wealth and power, exposed by the election crisis, cannot be resolved through violence
Dodging the ballot: stolen votes test Africa’s faith in democracy
The turmoil in Kenya highlights a disturbing trend across the continent, where entrenched leaders and rampant inequality continue to thwart the aspirations of the people
Kenya breathes out
Although a lull in the violence means Kenya has taken a step back from the brink, it is hovering dangerously close to the edge of renewed conflict
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