Kenya resources on the web
Chris Blattman:
This report in the Independent says 80 children were killed when the church they sought sanctuary in was burned. The Times put the death toll at 50 in the church bombing. Those burned to death were from the same tribe as the President whose reelection is being challenged.
According to CNN the government claims " a government spokesman says none of the 150 deaths during the last two days are related to the election." I guess it is just a remarkable coincidence?
Where to get thoughtful and balanced analysis and information in the chaos? The international newspapers are timid and getting second-hand info at best. Many of the blogs are obviously partisan.Blattman studies local-level solutions to poverty, political development, and conflict, with a focus on Africa and is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Economics at Yale. Click on his mast head for updated material. Hat tip Small Wars Journal. At this point this is looking like a tribal dispute with political overtones. That may make it difficult for either side to step back.
Kenyan Jurist is a legal practitioner in Kenya with a superbly thoughtful set of posts on the legal reasons and implications of President Kibaki's haste to be re-sworn in, past election cases and the politicization of the courts, legality of media bans, and other legal aspects of the electoral process (here too). This blog is at the top of my reading list this week. (HT: Shakara)
Several of the bloggers on Kenya Imagine are clearly making efforts to see both sides, even when they fall into one camp or the other. Daniel Rubia points out that Raila's behavior has been less than statesmanlike, and it is not helping. Kamale T pleads with Raila and his party to share publicly their evidence of rigging.
The Daily Nation's coverage is demonstrating the strength and independence of the Kenyan media. Let's hope they keep it up. An editorial asks both leaders to come to their senses. Macharia Gaitho tells Raila what he can do to help stop the violence.
Yale graduate student Ryan Sheely has thoughtful daily insights.
Thinker's Room has some interesting commentary on and background to the violence.
Kumekucha is very pro-ODM, but this post is worth viewing for its allegedly doctored vote tally sheer.
This report in the Independent says 80 children were killed when the church they sought sanctuary in was burned. The Times put the death toll at 50 in the church bombing. Those burned to death were from the same tribe as the President whose reelection is being challenged.
According to CNN the government claims " a government spokesman says none of the 150 deaths during the last two days are related to the election." I guess it is just a remarkable coincidence?
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