United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Kenya's capital of Nairobi on Friday to bolster negotiations between rival political parties locked in a deadly dispute over December's elections.
Two men belonging to the Kikuyu tribe jump over the median separating the road that connects the Kenyan capital Nairobi with the Rift Valley town of Naivasha as they run away from police Jan. 30 near the town of Kikuyu.
(Walter Astrada/AFP/Getty Images) The death toll from the month-long post-election crisis has now killed at least 850 people and forced 300,000 from their homes.
The fighting in Kenya began after Kibaki's Dec. 27 re-election, which Odinga and his supporters say was rigged. International and local election observers have said there were significant problems with the vote.
The violence has featured battles between armed police and protesters in the western opposition heartland and in Nairobi's slums, as well as politically motivated clashes between rival ethnic groups.
Canadians are being asked to dig deep in their pockets to help ease the humanitarian crisis in Kenya, where post-election violence has claimed more than 800 lives and left hundreds of thousands of people displaced.
Four Canadian relief organizations have launched a joint appeal, asking Canadians to support their emergency relief efforts in the East African nation.
CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Quebec and Save the Children Canada say Canadians can donate through a single mechanism called The Humanitarian Coalition by calling 1-800-464-9154 or logging onto the website www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca.
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The fighting in Kenya began after Kibaki's Dec. 27 re-election, which Odinga and his supporters say was rigged. International and local election observers have said there were significant problems with the vote.
The violence has featured battles between armed police and protesters in the western opposition heartland and in Nairobi's slums, as well as politically motivated clashes between rival ethnic groups.
Canadians are being asked to dig deep in their pockets to help ease the humanitarian crisis in Kenya, where post-election violence has claimed more than 800 lives and left hundreds of thousands of people displaced.
Four Canadian relief organizations have launched a joint appeal, asking Canadians to support their emergency relief efforts in the East African nation.
CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Quebec and Save the Children Canada say Canadians can donate through a single mechanism called The Humanitarian Coalition by calling 1-800-464-9154 or logging onto the website www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca.
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Is the West doing enough to stop the violence in Kenya?
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