In the months just before the 2007 General Election, I met a man who was in Kenya to serve as an election observer for a global NGO. And then there are those who barely bother to conceal the fact they consider their few years in Kenya as an extended holiday. Anyway, the election observer was definitely in that second category. What had given Kenya this reputation as “an oasis of stability in a turbulent region” was the peaceful handover of power from President Daniel Moi to Mwai Kibaki in 2002. But then came the 2007 General Election and with it came fire and blood.

Source: The Star May 27, 2021 01:52 UTC