Daudi, I direct the Institute for the Study of Disability & Bioethics here in the USA:

http://www.regent.edu/acad/schedu/isdb/

A major focus of the Institute is Africans with disabilites. We are curently working with people/organizations in Kenya to make people with disabilities more visible and included.

The Institute put out a press release condemning the violence generally, but also specifically in the instances of Kenyans with disabilities who have been killed or otherwise harmed.

The more stories I have of people with disabilities being targeted in the violence, the stronger I can make my press releases. If you, or anyone else can send me any instances of violence against Kenyans w/ disabilities, please let me know. I have several instances that I have culled from press stories, but I'm sure there are many more.

Thanks, Mark

All the political crises and political stalemates were intentionally caused by Mr.Kibaki grediness and selfishness to cling to power by all means.He did not act as a statesman as his predeccesor had done.He instead puts his political and grediness above the interest of the nation which has resulted to the loss of innocence lives jeopardised by his political party-party of National Disunity.Kenya and kenyan people were all respected all overe the world as the country in east Africa in particular to have shown a sense of political maturity.Little did we know that respect would just be squandered by that selfish president with his mafias who are there to exploit the nation resources to detriment of the poor citizentry.That shows why so many Tribes voted for the Opposition Party particularly The ODM.Mr.Raila Omolo Odinga is the President of the country as the Chairman ECK Samuel kivueto has acknowledged that the PNU candidate has had exerted undue pressure on him to announce the results in favour of his party.Mr.Kibaki doesnot qualified to regarded as the president because actions are contrary to what so many kenyans expected of their president.The president should always put his country first above and beyond his personal interest,and that is the characteristics this President lacks.Now the people of this country will never forgive and forget the colosal mistakes this Man has caused to his himself,his family ,and his country at large.Iam not a kenyan citizen but iam from the neighbouring nations that sorrounding kenya.I have lived in that country as a refugee prior to my coming to United states of America seven years ago.I had a tremendous respect anout Mr.Kibaki then,but as of now I have no an atom of respect for him because has belittle his statesmanship as well as the good image this country has earned arround the globe. by Abraham chol adol

Dear friend, I am most shocked seeing what is happening in Kenya. I have never been there, I just haver friends from there. Yet I love the country, just the way I am trying to like my own. Yes trying, because I am fed up with the immature way our political leaders go about the management of national affairs. Yet, I don't want us, the citizen, to forget our responsibility: we have not yet suffered enough to claim respect and consideration from our leaders. No matter the guns of the army, if only we have got guts, we can make things change positively. As a single man/woman, the society needs to stand and request for respect. I get to tell everybody that the tribe is a fake security. Better work with an intelligent and honest man/woman or any tribe than with a stupid guy of one's tribe.Efficiency is not the privilege of a restricted group of individuals. It is a fruit that one can get, acquire when one is serious in one's business. We African are not at all free. We are under the custody of our leaders. I am not completely against violence, but i consider it as the very last mean to conquer freedom. Why should our leaders be above the law? Why can't we question their way of managing public affairs in a mature, objective way? On the TV I saw a Kenyan hitting another Kenyan with a cutlas. That is stupid vilonce. It will never help us to be free. Shame of you who did that and is still planning to do so. Let us wake up from slumber. Let use make use of evrything we get to conquer freedom and respect, and consideration. Let us not use force and violence to keep in powers those who are just worsening things on the continent. I am scandalised that we are waiting for things to get worst in that country. I will not believe those who will ask for forviness after refusing to settle this matter in a rather peaceful way. The responsible you be tried and punished accordingly. What is going on in Kenya should not be named human weakness but rather human wickedness. I bow to pay repect to those innocents who have die. And stand to challenge the offenders. Peace to Kenya.( In concern for Buana and his family) A concerned son of the African soil

Mr. Abraham Cho, I have no idea who you are addressing with your reply and what your intentions are. Its unfortunte for someone, who is non kenyan and who claims to have only lived in kenya as a refugee for a short time and left for the US to put foward such statements you have.You seem to me like you are quite happy with the unfolding ethnic hatred in the country.

You are not a voter in this country so am not sure you are have any mandate to comment on results of an election in which you did not participate in either as a citizen or an observer ! But i tell you, you are the people we are taling about here who are happy to fuel the hatred because they have nothing to loose out of it. afterall you do not live here.

having told you that, let me suggest this to you. Since you seem to care so much about Kenya, please take the next flight to Kenya. once in Kenya, visit the following places, Kibera, Mathare slums, city mortuary, Nakuru show ground, Eldoret mortuary,Kisumu and the local mortuary. Take time to talk to the victims most of who are women and children. Then and only then can you objectively comment on the Kenya crisis and by then, your conscience will have guiding you on whether you should be encouraging ethnic hatred as you are doing or peace, justice, dialogue and reconcilliation.

Until then, is suggest you save from such reckless statements at a time when every kenyan, no matter which side he/she supported is suffering.

regards

Julius

Mr. Were I fully support you on this article. I hope you understand why I objected to the way you wrote the article on Silver lining.

Kenya is burning.... and burning seriously. We all agree that the last election sparked this. But we also know that killings and damage to properties in the pretext that we are pursuing justice does not take us where we want to go!. The democracy in Kenya and anywhere else in the world was not achieved in a month ! ( how many years did the Mau Mau fight ? how many years was Nelson Mandela jailed, Kenyatta Ochieng Oneko, Raila Odinga ... the list is endless). We are where we are because some people believed that by going on a mass killing spree (I dare say killing one tribe), democracy will be achieved.

You saw a group of youths in Eldoret yesterday saying " we will continue with this until Raila is president ". These are the people who need help. These are the people who we should look for ways of reaching even before trying to get Raila and Kibaki to talk.

They forget that political stability is ten times better than precision democracy that they want to pursue.

Like you said the best way for Kenyans of good will like the team you mentioned is to work towards ending this violence.

The media should follow the same path. partisan views and inciting comments from either PNU or ODM should be blocked. After all journalists and media owners are in the same sinking boat and they should not allow the media to accelerate the speed thereof.

Thank you

Julius Wanyaga