Log In
Username

Password

Remember me

Region: Kenya

 

Ethnic Tensions And Kenya's Rift Valley

Ground Report Region: Kenya

Winning electoral team held up as model of ethnic cooperation, but that isn’t quite reflected on the ground. By an IWPR reporter in Kenya The election of Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenyan president and his running mate William Ruto as vice-president has been hailed as proof that ethnic tensions have been resolved. After all, Kenyatta is Kikuyu while Ruto is ... more

Views: 747
Tags: Kenya , Politics
 

AFRICAN UNION IN SUPPORT OF OGIEK

ECOTERRA International Region: Kenya

  GREAT SUCCESS FOR FIRST NATIONS IN KENYA AFRICAN UNION COMES OUT IN SUPPORT OF OGIEK LAND RIGHTS   The Ogiek, the meanwhile world-famous honey-hunters of the Mau forest in Kenya, booked another success in their struggle for survival and the rights to their forest homeland. The African Court of Human and People’s Rights of the African Union (AU), following the line of arguments prese... more

Views: 448
 

Kenya: Leaders Call for Calm as Voters Await Presidential Election Results

IWPR Region: Kenya

Leaders seek to dispel tensions as country awaits election result. By Bernard Momanyi  Kenyan and international leaders are calling for calm as voters anxiously await the result of the March 4 presidential election, amid concerns that the protracted count is heightening tensions. The counting of votes entered a third day on Thursday, March 7. The tally is now being carried out by han... more

Views: 630
 

Kenya:Combatting Hate Speech on the Web

IWPR Region: Kenya

Tackling Online Hate Speech in Kenya Concealed web identities and free speech concerns make it hard for officials to identify exactly who is stirring up trouble.   By Bernard Koech - International Justice - ICC ACR Issue 340,       As the Kenyan government steps up effor... more

Views: 495
 

Kenya:Focusing on the International Justice Process Through Drama

IWPR Region: Kenya

By Drama group in Rift Valley seeks to dispel misconceptions about international justice process. By Robert Wanjala It is a warm Saturday lunchtime and the playing fields next to the Cheptiret market are packed with people. Men, women and children are jostling for position in front of a raised wooden stage. Without warning, a voice calls out from the crowd, and a man clearly ... more

Views: 976
 

Power of Video and Narrative in Raising Awareness to Human Rights’ Abuses

Global Voices Region: Kenya

By Juan Arellano Witness [1], an international non-profit organization that, for the last 20 years, has been using the power of video and narrative to open the world's eyes to human rights’ abuses, participated in the most recent Global Voices Summit [2] in Nairobi, Kenya. In the panel discussion entitled “The Global Rise of Citizen Media,” Witness’ communications manager, Matisse... more

Views: 502
 

Kenya: Successful Presidential Debate

IWPR Region: Kenya

Voters got a chance to watch candidates out of their comfort zone. By Bernard Momanyi Kenya’s first ever presidential debate has gone down well with voters and pundits alike as the country heads towards a general election on March 4. The February 11 debate in Nairobi was and broadcast live by all eight Kenyan TV stations and 34 radio stations. It wa... more

Views: 829
Tags: Kenya , Politics
 

Kenya: Disarmament Amiss

IWPR Region: Kenya

Critics say government needs to get tough on illegally-held weapons in tense areas ahead of March elections.   By Bernard Momanyi With less than a month to go until Kenya’s general election, analysts are warning that widespread illegal gun ownership presents real risks to security. Government efforts to disarm the population have been ineffect... more

Views: 802
 

Kenya's Special High Court Confronts Challenges

IWPR Region: Kenya

Proposals for an international division of Kenyan high court are widely welcomed, though experts say securing justice for past election violence remains a challenge.   By Bernard Momanyi Experts on international justice and victims of the 2007-08 violence in Kenya have welcomed plans to set up an international crimes division of the country’s high court. However, th... more

Views: 589
 

Kenyan Chief Justice Announces International Division of the High Court

IWPR Region: Kenya

Groundbreaking development made public at IWPR programme launch. By Simon Jennings Kenyan chief justice Willy Mutunga used the launch of a media project run by IWPR and the Wayamo Communication Foundation to announce the establishment of a special division of the High Court to try cases stemming from the 2007-08 bloodshed, as well as other crimes under international law.  &... more

Views: 980
Tags: Kenya , Justice , Politics




v 2.4 build: 258
0.6414