Kenyan Election

Today, current incumbent Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the 2007 Kenyan Presidential election, with Raila Odinga leading extremely closely behind. Until today, it appeared that Odinga would be the winner of the election, leading many to question the legitimacy of Kibaki's win. Violence erupted in Nairobi, Mombasa, and other urban areas as the election results were postponed and Kibaki later sworn in as President.

The New York Times posts this article about the post-election violence, but I find their interpretation extremely off the mark. This wasn't a "tribal" problem- how patronizing to describe it as such (especially given the fact that Kikuyu and Luo people aren't "tribe members" at all, but rather members of ethnic groups.) This was a group of progressive ODM supporters upset at Kibaki's suspicious win so late in the game.

I found another source that I believe is more reliable- for who would know better than Kenyans themselves?

Kenya: Kibaki Declared Winner, Sworn In (East African Standard)

There are also a good number of blog articles up already, so I encourage those of you interested to do your own searches and make your own conclusions, keeping in mind that western media sources don't necessarily have the whole story. There is one thing I know for certain... it will be an interesting time to be in Kenya!