Kenya—Facts & Links
ecthompsonmd
January 2, 2008
Folks in Kenya are slaughtering each other. Straight out the Nazi playbook of burning synagogues, a church full of people was burned in the Kenyan city of Eldoret. 30 people were burned to death. The pretense is the disputed outcome of the recent Presidential election. Closer to the heart of the matter may be long standing ethnic and tribal divisions. From The BBC— Ethnic tension, which has dogged Kenyan politics since independence in 1963, is widely believed to be behind the violence. With patronage and corruption still common, many Kenyans believe that if one of their relatives is in power, they will benefit directly, for example
