Signs in Kenya of a land redrawn by ethnicity

Lamanda(Michelle) Reid/2-19-08/11:30/poverty and inequality
Signs in Kenya of a land redrawn by ethnicity by Jeffrey Gettleman was published in the International Herald Tribune on February 15, 2008. Currently in Kenya ethnicity is dividing the country. This violence division comes from a corrupt December election, which included voter tampering. This election caused both ethnic and political violence. There are four main ethnicities in Kenya, the Lous, Kikuyus, Kambas, and Kisiis. Kikuyu is the largest ethnic group in Kenya. Over 1,000 people have been killed. People are being forced from their homes. Even the slums are ghettos are being divided. The government is helping escort people to their homelands. Many don’t believe Kenya will be able to return to the way it use to be. This wave of events is also affecting Kenya’s economic status. People are leaving both their homes and jobs behind. This will eventually have a devastating effect on the economy. Schools are being shut down which in itself can be a leading economic devastation. The ethnic division of Kenya has been an ongoing battle for years, the December election just added fuel to the fire. This has become a global issue, and currently the United Nations is becoming involve with peace efforts.
This article relates to both inequality and poverty. These events are unfair to those who have done nothing, the nonviolent people of Kenya. This chain of events is contributing to the rise of poverty in Kenya. Hundreds of people are unfairly being forced from their homes, not knowing or wanting to ever return again. The larger tribes are taking over and bullying the smaller ones.