Kenya: 6 Killed in Second Day of ODM Protests
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The Nation (Nairobi)
17 January 2008
Posted to the web 17 January 2008
Six people have been shot dead in the second day of clashes between the Orange Democratic Movement supporters and riot police.
One person was shot in Nairobi’s Mathare slums while five others were killed in Kisumu. All of them died from gunshot wounds.
The protests entered the second day as the ODM leadership said the party would not relent in its calls for mass action until they get justice following electoral flaws that saw President Kibaki declared winner of the December 27 presidential poll.
Several supporters have come out to join the ODM demonstrations across towns in Nyanza, Western, Rift Valley, Nairobi and Coast provinces.
Running battles between mobs and the police were witnessed in Nairobi, Kisumu, Voi, Mwatate, Narok and Eldoret.
In Nairobi, riot police lobbed tear gas at any group of people gathered in the streets after some ODM leaders, including Najib Balala, Charity Ngilu, James Orengo and Omingo Magara were seen at a city hotel along Kenyatta Avenue.
At a Press conference earlier today, ODM leader Raila Odinga said the ongoing mass action across the country would go on until the President Kibaki agrees to talks to resolve the dispute.
The ODM leader blamed the increase in the number of deaths during the unrest to the use of brutal force and live bullets on ODM supporters on trigger happy policemen.
Video footage of a riot policeman shooting at two unarmed youth in Kisumu yesterday was played to journalists at the Press conference. The youths later died.
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Said Mr Odinga: “The Government and the police have turned this country into killing fields of the innocent, executing at will in unprecedented blood thirst that began long before elections took place.
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Hi Karara, First of all i read an article written by some one who has alot of hatered for a particular tribe not just a leader who happens to be from that tribe. If i would start by asking you why the hatred? what have the Luos as a people done to you? Kenya has 42 tribes right now 40 tribes are up against one tribe the Kikuyus instead of blaming the Luos, have you stopped even for one second to ask your self why the other tribes have ganged up against the Kikuyus?
Kalenjines have always… [Read Full Text]
Hi Amorkumu. I dont know the politics in Kenya, but one thing is sure, why should a leader like Odinga who claim to be for the people allow the same people to come out for a strike when he knowns they will be killed? Why can he not sacrifice his win for the sake of the people? Supposing their is a re-election and Kibaki wins again,he will still put the poor people on the street to be killed or how? My point is if truely he is having the interest of the people at… [Read Full Text]
Karara muhoro wanjiku may be an american citizen but she is still a kikuyu with kikuyu blood welling in her veins Is it any wonder that she seems to think that Kenya can only be 'guided' by Kibaki irrespective of what the majority of kenyans wish as expressed through the ballot during the just concluded presidential election of dec 27th 2007. Being a kikuyu, Karara Muhoro Wanjiku only sees Kenya and its government through the kikuyu eyes: The government of kenya must always be headed by a kikuyu. Isn't this what the 'Change the Constitution' movement of the mid… [Read Full Text]
I HAVE BEEN READING YOUR COMMENTS ON KENYAN CURRENT SITUATION WITH A LOT OF INTEREST. YOU STRIKE ME AS A PERSON IN DENIAL AND YOUR ARGUMENTS SMACK OF A TRIBAL CHAUVINIST FULL OF HATE FOR OTHER TRIBES. DO YOU KNOW THAT THE LATE OGINGA ODINGA INSISTED THAT KENYA WOULD NOT BE INDEPENDENT UNLESS JOMO KENYATTA A KIKIYU WAS RELEASED? KENYATTA ENDED UP BECOMING THE PRESIDENT OF KENYA AND EVENTUALLY THANKED THE LATE OGINGA ODINGA BY PORTRAYING HIM AS A VILLAIN. DO YOU KNOW THAT RAILA OGINGA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING KIBAKI, A KIKUYU ACCENT TO PRESIDENCY IN 2002? YET … [Read Full Text]
I AM QUOTING AND AGRREEING WITH THE BELOW WRITTEN ATTICLE! TODAY I LIVE A MISERABLE LIFE ABROAD BECAUSE IN 1982 DUE TO THE SELFISHNESS OF RAILA OGINGA AND HIS CLAN I COULD NOT CONTINUE WITH THE UNIVERSITY IMEDIATELY. OUR HOME WAS BURNT AND NOW I CLEAN ABROAD BECAUSE I COULD NOT WAIT SO LONG TO JOIN UNIVERSITY. IT IS HIGH TIME PEOPLE AND THE WORLD DECIDED TO SEE THE TRUTH. RAILA IS THE POWER HUNGRY SELVICE PROUD PERSON AND HE IS USING OBAMAS NAME TO CLIMB TO FAME. SHAME ON HIM. I AM SURPRISED THAT OBAMA IS EVEN AGREEING TO… [Read Full Text]
THIS ARE GREAT POINTS YOU HAVE WRITTEN. It is true in Kenya only the 26-36 year olds are supporting Raila! Worse and the campaign money has bought Pangas and all these guns being used and peope are dying of hunger. They do not know what consequences folloewed the 1982 Coup D'Etat.
In fact I wonder why Kenyan Gov allow such people to become leaders knowing their selfish malicous nature! They should be having a life time jail since he was not killed with Ochuka and co. They betrayed Kenyas and the facts that were shilded by his father are more… [Read Full Text]
Mr. President should show he cares for the welfare Kenyans. He's just too quiet there and giving orders to his army. He should now indulge into food distribution for the displaced as well as those poor of say Nairobi slums. And not letting the WFP do it. There is enough feed in Kenya. A man who is not hungry avoids violence. Such an action would show he cares for the welfare of all his people, however controversial his coming into this leadership is.
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PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE KILLED IF RAILA ODINGA DID NOT PROMOTE HIS KILLINGS OF SELFISHNESS AND MADNESS FOR POWER. RAILA HAD ALREADY THREATENED THAT IF HE DOES NOT WIN, HE WOULD CAUSE GENOCIDE. RAILA ODINGA IS CARRYING OUT HIS THREAT, AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT RAILA HAS CARRIED OUT ASSAULT ON THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA. IN 1982, RAILA CAUSED A COUP THAT FINALLY FAILED, BUT SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE KILLED. RAILA IS USING FORCE TO DISRUPT THE STABLE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA, BUT HIS CONCERNS ARE JUST HIS DEADLY SELFISHNESS. My comment is in regard… [Read Full Text]