Kenya: Embracing Tribalism to End Elite Conflict

opinion

Nairobi — By the end of next month, a good observer of politics will be able to tell you whether there will be peace in this country in 2012 or whether it is going to be another train wreck.

Kenyans have already established their capacity for barbarity - they are capable of taking pangas and loping off the heads of babies. Question is, will our politicians -- experts at political incitement, who are now scrambling for jobs -- give the mob a new reason to wield the machete?

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