If you haven’t had a chance to read up on it, or you’re really confused about the situation, here are the highlights.

There has just been a recent election in Kenya, and the two main people in the running are Mwai Kibaki (prevous president) and Raila Odinga.

Now things have been a bit iffy under Kibaki’s control and there was a definite need for a change, but after the recent elections, where Odinga was previously in the lead, Kibaki somehow raced passed in votes and was declared President again.

The fact that there were a huge number of extra votes in the last minutes of the election, and that Kibaki already has a lot of power to get away with what he wants, Raila, suspected that there was some vote rigging going on.

The very suspiscious thing is that half an hour after Kibaki was declared the leader, he was sworn into presidency. 

The supporters of Odinga, are up in arms against, mainly, the Kikuyu people, from where Kibaki is from.  The Kikuyu tribe make up 22% of the complete population of Kenya.

So now there are people being killed, and burnt, and rallies starting up and police using water cannons and the likes.

I think it’s disgraceful that two political statesmen can not just sit down and talk it through like grown men.  I understand that these guys have supporters but if they have enough power with their supporters for them to start riots, then they surely have enough power to stop the riots.

As we all know, politicians can be very stubborn when they want to make a point, and neither one will meet with the other unless the other admits that they were wrong…  Silly huh?

I just feel that there is enough killing and starvation and death and sorrow in the world, without creating some more.

My thoughts and condolences go out to those who are caught in the middle of this fued, to the ones who have lost their lives, and to the family and friends of the victims.

Let me know your thoughts on this topic whether they are for either side, or neutral thoughts.