Monday, January 28, 2008

Kenya Violence Becomes More Organized -- Updates January 29, 2008

From The Telegraph:

Kenya was experiencing a "sinister step change" in violence, Britain's minister for Africa has warned, as it emerged that dozens of people had been killed in tribal bloodletting over the weekend.

Mark Malloch Brown said in the capital, Nairobi, that the violence had turned from spontaneous to "something more organised".

A child cries over the body of her mother who fell victim to tribal violence in Kenya
Watch: Riots spread after dozens of people have been killed in the recent wave of violence in Kenya

His warning came as machete-armed mobs rampaged through towns in the Rift Valley, burning shops and homes and setting up road blocks.

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More News:
Ethnic Clashes Spread In Western Kenya -- Yahoo News

Gangs On Rampage In Kenyan Towns -- BBC News

Europe Threatens To Cut Aid As Kenyan Killings Spiral Out Of Control -- Times Online

Violence Spreading In Kenya, Red Cross Official Says -- CNN

Violence Rages On in Kenya Following Elections -- Gateway Pundit

10 People Burned Alive in New Kenya Violence -- ABC News

Machete-Wielding Youths Hunt Kikuyus As Ethnic Bloodletting Spreads In Kenya -- Canoe

Death Toll Climbs To 800 In Fresh Wave Of Kenya Violence -- Guardian

Kenyan Gangs Face Off in Clashes -- Time Magazine

Kenya Fighting Leaves Road ‘Covered In Blood’ -- MSNBC

Rioters Seek Revenge As Ethnic Tensions Rise In Kenya -- International Herald Tribune

26 Killed In Western Kenya Clashes -- IAfrica

All Hell Breaks Loose in Kenya -- Publius Pundit

Rival Tribes Have Showdown In Kenyan Town -- CBS News

Violence Continues To Roil Kenya -- American Thinker

In Pictures: Escaping Naivasha Mob -- BBC News

My Comment: As predicted, this is spreading. There is now an excellent chance that Kenya, once a model of moderation and decency in Africa, is going to end up as a typical African tragedy.

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