Odinga and Kibaki visited a large displacement camp in a Western Kenyan town that holds nearly 16,000 people. Of the 300,000 that were displaced during the post-election violence, this is one of the larger concentrations. Both men claim to be able to repair the damages and send people back to their homes.
"We do not want you people to continue living here and suffering," Kibaki has told the cheering crowd. "We will solve this problem very soon."
Odinga has added: "We are here as leaders ... We can solve all the problems in order for peace to exist."
Can they really solve all the problems or heal the wounds caused by the post-election violence? This all sounds like political rhetoric, garnering support for the next vote. The article was accompanied by a picture of two men (2!) repairing the shell of a structure. Since they swore in a cabinet of 90 members, one would think they could gain more support in repairing the damaged sectors throughout Kenya. I anticipate the rebuilding to be a slow process, with violence fairly likely if either side perceives special treatment for the other.http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/24/kenya.ap/index.html
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I am glad that something is being done to protect these people from suffering!
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