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KENYA: Floods hit thousands, including IDP camps

At least 6,000 people have been affected by flooding following heavy rains in the southern coastal district of Taveta, the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) said. "Three primary schools have also been closed temporarily after being submerged," Anthony Mwangi, the KRCS Public Relations Manager said on 1 April. "The water levels in some areas are up to chest level." Groups of people have been marooned, with transport services also affected, he said. The hardest hit areas include the villages...

Kenya: Amnesty International concerned at police killings in election protests

Amnesty International is concerned about reports that dozens of people have been killed in different parts of Kenya, many by police bullets, during protests against alleged fraud in the general elections held three days earlier. This followed the official announcement on 30 December of a narrow win by President Mwai Kibaki over presidential opposition candidate Raila Odinga. According to early reports and eyewitness accounts, police shot at protestors, killing dozens and wounding many more....

KENYA: "Revenge attacks and rumours" fuelling hostilities in Molo

Revenge attacks, rumours, inaccurate media reports and provocative public statements by politicians have fuelled hostilities in Kenya's New Molo district, where clashes have displaced thousands of people and caused dozens of deaths, according to a government official. "As a result of the tension among the three communities in the district, opportunists have taken advantage of the fluidity of the situation to fuel hostilities," Mohamud Salim, the district commissioner, told a UN delegation in...