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- The ruling PNU is locked in a stalemate with the ODM over prime cabinet positions which the National Accord and Reconciliation Act they signed in late February says they share equally. ``Our party is deeply concerned that the stalemate over the formation of the grand coalition government is increasing uncertainty and anxiety in the country, `` ODM leader Raila Odinga complained in a letter to Kibaki. ``It is also escalating the mistrust that we, as leaders, were expected to eliminate by the establishment of the grand coalition,`` it went on. Violent protests broke out this week in Kibera slums and the western Kenya town of Kisumu which are ODM strongholds after Kibaki reneged on an ea…

- The new genre that is attracting both young and old poets and singers of both genders is also using satire and comedy. Keywords: kenya culture music

- Contrary to what many think that street music is mere and meaningless entertainment, Gerard Muganzi's songs have a strong panafricanist message. Stage-named McBagol, he calls African to surpass ethnic barriers and see themselves "First as African"Keywords: kenya culture music

- ~Beside their external design comprising famous figures' portraits and exotic graffiti, their internal environment is not made for 'sleepers'. Music is played in full volume and played on screens.Keywords: kenya culture music

- Apart from traditional and religious ceremonies, the wedding day is mostly a day of joy that expresses itself through songs and dance. Most of these songs convey best-wishes from relatives and friends, blessings, prayers, but also moral lessons and advice to the couple.Keywords: kenya culture society music

- ~Mutie says local politicians do not believe in anything other than raw power, a reason why they took a long time to come to an agreement while people were dying. He thinks the country needs young people like him and not the current crop of politicians. But he says the power deal will work because both leaders of the ruling party and opposition are self seekers.See the whole Tip-to-Annan series See videos on post-election Kenya and on the whole election coverageKeywords: kenya elections

- ~ He is pessimistic that the 4th Agenda in Kenya's political crisis which among other issues is the enactment of a new constitution -- is not going to workSee the whole Tip-to-Annan series See videos on post-election Kenya and on the whole election coverageKeywords: kenya elections

- He looks back at the political injustices that Kenyans have gone through and thinks when parliament opens this Thursday and amends some parts of the constitution that is when he can see light at the end of the tunnel. See the whole Tip-to-Annan series See videos on post-election Kenya and on the whole election coverageKeywords: kenya elections

- Apart from the 12-hour curfew, nothing else reminds of the madness that engulfed the town of Nakuru in January.Now residents go on with their daily routine although most of the traders claim business is low. AfricaNews got to interview a tourist who has now decided to make Nakuru his home due to the beauty of the area. His action has gone a long way in showing what Kenyans are always telling foreigners, that `` the country is safe``. The western press has been accused of showing images of the violence that occurred early in January in their news clip despite a return back to normal life in nearly the whole country. This selective portrayal of the country has led to a near collapse of the t…

- The great Rift viewpoint is a breathtaking natural phenomena that leaves foreign visitors in awe at the sight. Most heads of state visiting Kenya make a stop-over at this site whose traders are complaining of having few visitors.Also read:-Kenya: Eldoret airport reopens-Kenya: Tourists defy travel advisories-Kenya: Not all is lost with the crisis-Don’t stay away, Kenya still enjoyable-Political unrest spoils tourism season-Kenya: Locals rescuing declining tourism-Kenya still tourist destination despite crisisKeywords:  kenya business society

- Travel warnings by foreign embassies have taken a virtually alarmist stance with some embassies even saying tourists have been killed. In spite of persistent calls by the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) for them to substantiate the claims, official from KTB claim the embassies have been evasive and none has given any evidence. Since the December 27 elections no tourist has been killed or injured while the violence has mainly been in tiny pockets in the country. More than 95% of the country remains peaceful while images from western media portray a country on fire. I got to speak to a tour guide and the chief warden at Nakuru national park on their opinion on the situation in the tourism industry…

- The former Gabon foreign minister was optimistic that the talks will finally bear fruit after both parties agreed on a prime minister's position which has been seen by the Annan team as the short-term solution for peace to prevail. Marathon meetings between the two parties have been ongoing for the past two days but differences have emerged over the role of a prime minister who will be the second one in Kenya's history after Jomo Kenyatta the founding president abolished the executive prime minister's position he held at independence. It is seen as a big step towards ending the political crisis that has held the country hostage for nearly two months after a disputed presidential election…

- There will be no re-run after all, the chief mediator of the Kenyan crisis talks, Koffi Annan told a news conference in Nairobi Friday. Annan said recounting of the votes cast in the DEC 27 elections would not identify the correct result and also might not further Kenyan unity. Among issues they agreed on was comprehensive reforms that touched on the constitution, electoral laws, truth and justice commission, parliamentary reform, police reform and legal and judicial reform among others. The most contentious issues among the two camps remain the structure of a coalition government which they could not agree on during a two-day camp at a luxurious resort in the Tsavo national park.See th…

- In Kuresoi, an administrative division in Molo district, ethnic strife had started rearing its ugly head since October last year. Members of the Kikuyu - president Kibaki's tribe - and Kisii tribe were being evicted from where they lived and their houses torched. More than 100 people were killed before the December elections. Gangs of youth were incited by political leaders to chase the pro-government supporters from the area. In our short tour in December, we saw hundreds of displaced people who were camping in market centres to access relief food while most were sleeping in churches and police stations. There was little response from the government and despite police presence anarchy rul…

- Annan is leading a team comprising Graça Machel and Benjamin Mkapa, with the goal of reaching a compromise between Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga, who both claims victory for the December 27 elections.See the whole Tip-to-Annan series See videos on post-election Kenya and on the whole election coverage See the Kenya Protest - Day One photo gallery See The Kenya Protest - Day Two photo gallery See the Nakuru displaced photo gallery See the burial of violence victim photo galleryKeywords: kenya_elections

- See the whole Tip-to-Annan series See videos on post-election Kenya and on the whole election coverage See the Kenya Protest - Day One photo gallery See The Kenya Protest - Day Two photo gallery See the Nakuru displaced photo gallery See the burial of violence victim photo galleryKeywords: kenya_elections

- See the whole Tip-to-Annan series See videos on post-election Kenya and on the whole election coverage See the Kenya Protest - Day One photo gallery See The Kenya Protest - Day Two photo gallery See the Nakuru displaced photo gallery See the burial of violence victim photo galleryKeywords: kenya_elections

- `` I am encouraged by the constructive spirit that has prevailed throughout my discussions so far, `` Ban said at a city hotel. Ban who is on a one day tour of the country met with opposition leader Raila Odinga after earlier talking with president Mwai Kibaki in Ethiopia where he is attending an African Union meeting. Four people were killed yesterday in riots that broke out after a second ODM MP was shot dead yesterday in what Raila says was an ``assassination`` targeting 8 members of the opposition. He said the shooting of David Kimutai Too was a government plot to shore up the number of government MPs in parliament where the opposition holds a slim majority. Ban praised Kenya for b…

- David Kimutai Too, a second opposition legislator killed in one week, was shot in a hotel in Eldoret, an area where some of the worst atrocities have been perpetrated in the ethnic skirmishes that have engulfed the country. Hussein Ali told journalists in Nairobi that he was said to be having an affair with Eunice Chepkwony, a traffic officer who was the girlfriend of a police constable who shot both of them. The constable was later arrested as he tried to flee. Ms Chepkwony is seriously wounded and is currently in the intensive care unit. Rumours are rife that a Kikuyu hit squad made up of the dreaded Mungiki militia has been sent to Rift Valley to assassinate top politicians from that re…

- The feud resulted in the killing of over 1,000 people and pushed hundreds of thousands into camps. Former UN General Kofi Annan is bringing the two leaders together after a bloody weekend that saw 15 people burn alive in Naivasha. The meeting also comes hours after an ODM MP was assassinated in Nairobi.Kenyans’ scepticism is explained by the fact that last week, the two leaders shook hand and expressed their solemn commitment to peace. Yet, confrontations resumed only hours after the historic handshake. “They are hypocritical and dishonest”, say one Nairobi inhabitants.  “What will they gain to be in power when people are dying?”, says another, addin…

- A journalist returning from Naivasha saw groups of youths hefting crude weapons which include clubs and machetes manning illegal road blocks in the Nairobi-Naivasha road demanding identification cards from all vehicles. Police stood between two groups of nearly 500 Kikuyu youths on one side and another of nearly 400 from different tribes outside the Lake Naivasha Country Club who were baying for each other's blood in revenge killings that have stunned this peaceful east African nation. Motorists heading to western Kenya had to change route after gangs manning the Naivasha-Nakuru highway flushed out passengers from certain communities and hacked some to death. Government officials and wat…

- They emerged from the president's Harambee house office where they were flanked by mediators who included former UN Secretary-general Koffi Annan, Graca Machel and former Tanzanian president, Benjamin Mkapa. This is seen as a first step towards reconciliation after a bitter standoff triggered by the disputed December 27 elections.But hopes off getting the reconciliation talks underway were dimmed when the ODM team was angered by remarks made by President Mwai Kibaki during their media briefing when he said that the current crisis can be solved internally. Kibaki further said in his speech that he was ``the duly elected president of Kenya, `` which made an uncomfortable-looking Raila give a…

- See the latest updates about Kenya protests  view the mobile video about police storming Nairobi city centre ahead of protest (Day 2) See mobile videos on post-election Kenya and on the whole election coverage Keywords: kenya_elections