Posted on June 5, 2008 by nairobichronicle
Like everything else in Kenya these days, the victory of Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee has split public opinion into two even as the rest of Africa celebrates.
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. His win is drawing mixed reactions in Kenya due to ethnic politics.
The Senator from Illinois made history by becoming the first [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2008 by nairobichronicle
The pretense at cordiality within the giant coalition appears to be fading amidst feverish campaigns for next week’s by elections.
The campaigns themselves also indicate that nothing has changed in spite of a near civil war earlier this year that left 1,500 dead. Ethnic slurs, scandalization and threats have marked the countdown to the June [...]
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