Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Violence in Kenya Escalates

Today in Kenya a church was burned by a mob, who deliberately sought to murder members of the Kikuyu tribe, killing 50 people including children. They attacked people with machetes and then set them on fire and beat anyone that tried to save lives. The violence is the result of the questionable election of President Mwai Kibaki. Kibaki tried to meet with opposition leaders to try to address the violence but the opposition refused to meet with him unless he stepped down from power. The U.S. and the EU have refused to acknowledge the election.

It is now estimated that almost 300 people have been killed as a result of the election of Kibaki.