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1.	A short history of land settlements in the Rift Valley
	Author: Horace Njuguna Gisemba	Date Written: 13 May 2008
	Primary Category: Kenya	Document Origin: Pambazuka News 370
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org
	Key Words: Kenya, land, settlements, Rift Valley, SFT, ADC,
	Summary & Comment: Since the outbreak of post-election violence in the Rift Valley, numerous reports in the local dailies have claimed the root cause of the conflict is ‘the land question’. The author says these are misrepresentations of history and concludes that unearthing the impetus of the pre-planned evictions and murders, finding lasting solutions, and restori . . . [expand]
2.	Food crisis ’artificially imposed’, says Kenyan theologian/ecologist
	Author: Fredrick Nzwili, Nairobi	Date Written: 9 May 2008
	Primary Category: Kenya	Document Origin: Ecumenical News International
	Secondary Category: Ecology	Source URL: http://eni@eni.ch
	Key Words: Kenya, food crisis, Mugambi,
	Summary & Comment: Tropical Africa has some of the best soils in the world for agricultural production. "Why should those soils be used for the production of non-staple, agricultural commodities while some people go hungry every day?" Professor Jesse Mugambi who teaches religious studies and philosophy at the University of Nairobi asks. DN
3.	Concern over forced closure of camps
	Author: Urgent Action, National Coordinator IDP Network	Date Written: 9 May 2008
	Primary Category: Kenya	Document Origin: Pambazuka News 370
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org
	Key Words: Kenya, concern, forced closure, IDP camps,
	Summary & Comment: The Government of Kenya has forcibly closed IDP camps across the country in violation of the international Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and basic human decency. Operation "Rudi Nyumbani" seems not to be based on policy or legal framework but the provincial administration's ability to close the IDP camps. DN
4.	Army accused of torturing hundreds
	Author: News From Africa	Date Written: 6 May 2008
	Primary Category: Kenya	Document Origin: News From Africa
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL:
	Key Words: Kenya, land, army, torture, Mount Elgon, SLDF,
	Summary & Comment: More than 400 Mount Elgon residents in Kenya were tortured by the military during efforts to flush out the Sabaot Land Defence Force militia. Human rights groups urge the punishment and prosecution of security personnel who have abused human rights. DN
5.	Catholic prison workers say warders’ grievances real
	Author: CISA, Nairobi	Date Written: 29 April 2008
	Primary Category: Kenya	Document Origin: Catholic Information Service for Africa
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL:
	Key Words: Kenya, prison workers, grievances,
	Summary & Comment: While some efforts have been made to improve the living conditions of prisoners, the people who care for them have been neglected by the State, Catholic prisons' personnel say. DN
6.	Canada calls on Kenya to prosecute those responsible for post-election violence
	Author: News Release 94	Date Written: 22 April 2008
	Primary Category: Kenya	Document Origin: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Canada
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL:
	Key Words: Kenya, Canada, post-election violence,
	Summary & Comment: “Kenya’s government must ensure incidents of violence during the post-election crisis are thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice." - Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
7.	How Kikwete, new darling of the West, saved Kenya from collapse
	Author: Fred Oluoch	Date Written: 4 March 2008
	Primary Category: Kenya	Document Origin: East African (Kenya)
	Secondary Category: Eastern Region	Source URL: http://www.nationaudio.com/News/EastAfrican/
	Key Words: Kenya, Tanzania, Kikwete, peace,
	Summary & Comment: What influence and clout did the chairman of the African Union, Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, bring to bear on the Kenyan mediation process? Kikwete is being seen more and more as a senior statesman in the affairs of Africa. Maybe he can solve Zimbabwe’s woes?