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Riots in Kenya
BillieTheBot
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7164890.stm
Oh dear, just what we need, another election tastic violence fest
UPDATE
Well i have just seen as breaking news on the bbc news channel, that the state police of Kenya have warned the losing candidate that if he attends an opposition rally planned to take place tomorrow, he will be arrested, tens of thousands are expected to turn up.
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won Thursday's closely-fought election, the electoral commission has declared.
The announcement came after opposition leader Raila Odinga accused Mr Kibaki of electoral fraud and called for a full re-assessment of the results.
Opposition protesters began riots in the capital Nairobi, just minutes after the announcement.
Oh dear, just what we need, another election tastic violence fest
UPDATE
Well i have just seen as breaking news on the bbc news channel, that the state police of Kenya have warned the losing candidate that if he attends an opposition rally planned to take place tomorrow, he will be arrested, tens of thousands are expected to turn up.
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because more than likely it will incite more violence.
and er, cause the election was rigged?
I might post a bit more tomorrow...I'll see what everyone else has to say first
Horrible...
Where'd you hear that?
It's horrible out there, my girlfriends family are from there and her uncle is supposed to be returning to tend to his business
But it's dangerous enough when he's there anyway, he always leaves the country at these times...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2234483,00.html
shouldnt they have been doing that days ago?
Why? The place is turning into a war zone and will probably end up like so many other countries on the continent. Not advising people to stay away would be mad.
My dad HAS to go back over there sooner or later because he has a house there, so even though he's retiring in a few months anyway, he needs to bring all his stuff home, like.
Holiday companies should have known better - this sort of thing has happened at every election I've seen there.
True, but they have to make clear that it's only temporary, these riots come and go with elections in the country. To keep people away forever would destory the country even worse than it is, as Jonny said, Kenya needs tourism more than anything.
The argument is that if they need our tourism so much then why commit these horrendous acts? They bring it upon themselves.
I suppose it boils down to whether you believe Africa is a lost cause or not...
"Today, it is bows and arrows. In three days, if Kibaki has not resigned, we will have guns from Uganda,"
its the same thing time after time, we are better off excepting africa is lost
:rolleyes:
As for the riots in Kenya, they are absolutely awful. Earlier tonight, I had a look at ITV News. They ran a big report about this. It was heart-breaking to see what's going on.
Most of Africa is governed well these days??? I don't think you keep a good enough eye on African news. Even South Africa is sinking into a cess pool of violence, corruption and with Zuma likely to take over the presidency, will slide from a prosperous country into a Zimbawean-type dictatorship. Rainbow nation? More like the colours of baby shit.
Incidentally, I couldn't help but notice yesterday, Gordon Brown took over where Father Tony left off. He preached to Africa about the importance of good government, and about avoiding corruption. This from a man who was in a government investigated by the police over cash for honours, and who's now being investigated again. I wouldn't blame South Africa if they told him to sod off, frankly.
See, the difference is we have a wee thing called accountability. In a corrupt African nation, a cash for honours scandal wouldn't even be mentioned.
This happened while I was over in Kenya seeing my dad. Basically, there was a sect that killed a lot of people, including some policemen, and the police went into a slum and just killed a whole load of random people, with no real evidence. It was better reported in the Kenyan news, but that's the basic jist.
Franki: I've already said that what's happening in Kenya is absolutely appalling. When I state that corruption in Africa is not as bad as the West believes, I'm not seriously saying it doesn't exist. What happened with the sect and then with the police was equally appalling, and like everyone else, I condemn it.