3 Jan 08 – The Aegis Trust is deeply concerned at the violence being perpetrated in Kenya in the wake of the disputed presidential election.
Men, women and children have been raped, burned alive, shot, or hacked to death with machetes. Hundreds of people have been murdered and tens of thousands have been displaced from their homes.
The ethnic division of parties in Kenya has contributed to the ethnic character of this political violence, with people from both the Kikuyu and Luo tribes being targetted. Accusations of genocide have been levied by the Government and the opposition against each another in the media.
