Photo: ReutersThe "somewhere in Africa" section on the blog page I am following has recently posted a blog on Kenya and the ongoing developments.
The recent trouble in Kenya was a topic that received wide coverage when the riots and fighting occurred. This issue has now dropped off the media radar in mainstream US media.
The recent trouble in Kenya was a topic that received wide coverage when the riots and fighting occurred. This issue has now dropped off the media radar in mainstream US media.
Despite the small international coverage, February 21 was an important day in Kenyan history. The day began with tension occurring over the position of a new Prime Minister post.
There were fears circulating that further trouble would spark further protests from Odlinga's party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
However by the afternoon, Kenya's political leaders "largely agreed" on the structure for a coalition government. The chief mediator Kofi Annan said that there was "finally light at the end of the tunnel."
A leading political columnist in Kenya, Onyango-Obbo, thinks that if Obama can come from nowhere and force change, then so can Kenya.
This shows the appeal that Obama has. He represents, and indeed uses it to his full political advantage, the notion of change that he represents. He became a senator in 2005 and is now a leading candidate in 2008 elections to become the president of the United States.
There were fears circulating that further trouble would spark further protests from Odlinga's party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
However by the afternoon, Kenya's political leaders "largely agreed" on the structure for a coalition government. The chief mediator Kofi Annan said that there was "finally light at the end of the tunnel."
A leading political columnist in Kenya, Onyango-Obbo, thinks that if Obama can come from nowhere and force change, then so can Kenya.
This shows the appeal that Obama has. He represents, and indeed uses it to his full political advantage, the notion of change that he represents. He became a senator in 2005 and is now a leading candidate in 2008 elections to become the president of the United States.
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