ALERT: AN ODM MP HAS JUST BEEN SHOT DEAD BY A TRAFFIC POLICE OFFICER IN ELDORET.
UPDATE: It appears the killing is a crime of passion. The MP in question was apparently having an affair with the Policeman’s wife.
UPDATE #2: As noted by one reader who commented below, the officer also killed his wife and has […]

A man salvaged an immaculate Kenyan flag within the ashes of a burning house. © Anne Holmes
Tuesday afternoon I was witness to a scene in Soweto Kibera, a slum of Nairobi, where an estimated 3,000 non-Kikuyus were asked to leave. Many packed their belongings and left their homes to take shelter by St. Judes Church […]

A young man runs with a suitcase from burning houses in Nakuru. © Anne Holmes
I haven’t been able to post for the last few days as I have been in the Rift Valley and internet towers were down in Nakuru, and there was no connection to be had in Naivasha either. Violence erupted Thursday in […]

Women cry during the mass funeral. © Anne Holmes
I started my day yesterday morning at the city morgue. ODM had called for a mass funeral and people who lost family members in the conflict gathered to load 28 coffins into cars and trucks. We made our way down Ngong road toward Ligi Ndogo Sportsground in […]

Monday was fairly quiet in Nairobi. In Kibera they began rebuilding the railway line that residents tore up over the weekend. Mathare North was bloody in the morning with 2 deaths and 7 injuries reported. Wednesday a mass is scheduled in downtown to mourn those who have died since the election and Thursday another mass […]

A man brandishing a Machete in Mathari North speaks in front of a crowd. © Anne Holmes
Mathare North was an absolute nightmare today and it doesn’t look as though things will settle down anytime soon. ODM has called for a fresh round of mass action protests next week and killings have continued to occur at […]

An Ethiopian girl eats lunch at the refugee camp of Nairobi Fair Grounds. © Anne Holmes
The day was quiet throughout Nairobi with no reported clashes and people going about their business. No news is good news, as they say. The last two days we have been hearing reports that the Mungiki have been active in […]