The negotiations in Kenya continue to creep forward, with visits from several high-profile members of world politics making appearances. The latest visitor was Condoleezza Rice, who was sent to help move the talks along. There have been several small agreements, but nothing substantive. Both sides have agreed to a neutral third party investigation into the election to determine if there was any wrong doing. The biggest issue to come to light has been that the British government does not currently recognize Kenya's sovereignty as a nation and has called their government 'illegitimate'. Karua, the Chief Government Negotiator, said:
"I will remind them that we are not a colony and we will not take pressure from any other country. Can you imagine a Kenyan envoy telling the British what to do? They are throwing their non-existent weight around."It seems that the conflict may be escalating to an international scale before long. If the British high commissioner reacts to these statements in a perceived hostile way, the intra-clan conflicts in Kenya could be focused towards the British embassy or the ethnic conflicts could spiral further downward.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/14/kenya.election/index.html
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This is so crazy! I cannot believe the British government said that about the Kenyan government. I am glad that the US is helping with investigation, hopefully this will help Kenya realize it may be overreacting and there are ways to figure out the issues peacefully and in a better manner.
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