News from the Human Rights House in Kenya - 2005
Heed the people's wishes
Three months of hard and aggressive referendum campaigns finally ended on Monday. Kenyans cast their ballot to put the constitutional debate to a peaceful end. And they made their verdict loud and clear and, most importantly, did so calmly and with dignity. In all this, it is the voters - the ordinary Kenyans - who deserve commendation. They turned out in large numbers to express their views and ensure that the national task was discharged successfully. 23 Nov 2005 »
Kenyan aboriginals demand: Let the "Orange Win" be the road to justice
The Ogiek, the Watha, the Aweer, the Dahalo and the Yaku are besides some smaller aboriginal hunter-gatherer communities and the more or less extinct Jumbo People the original inhabitants of the land, which is today known as the multi-nation state of Republic of Kenya. The Orange Win? represents a golden opportunity, these ethnic minorities say, to end discrimination and re-establish justice. 23 Nov 2005 »
Kenyans roundly reject ruler's revamped constitution
Kenyan voters, long under the thumb of their rulers, rebelled against their president in election results released today, handing him a stinging defeat in a referendum on a revamped constitution. President Mwai Kibaki, right, had staked his reputation on the plebiscite held Monday and its rejection by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent was widely seen as a vote of no confidence in his three-year-old administration. 22 Nov 2005 »
Orange (No) lead early in counting
The Orange camp took an early lead nationwide as the eagerly awaited results of the historic referendum started trickling in from all corners of the country. With 116,899 votes counted by 9.30pm last night, the No-vote group was ahead by about 11 per cent, with 64,717 votes (55 per cent) to the Yes team's 50,809 (44 per cent). The Orange team also took an early lead in Coast Province with 64,717 against the Bananas 50,809 votes. 22 Nov 2005 »
Kibaki's tough options after the poll
If Yes wins, will President Mwai Kibaki, right, call a snap election to give himself new full term and stamp authority on enemies, or will he expel LDP to build more support in House in case of a No victory? Even the President, well-known for often sending the oblique message, has got through with relative clarity that after tomorrow there is going to be a night of the long knives. 21 Nov 2005 »
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