Reports

Highlights - Kenya Red Cross Society issues National appeal for USD 14.45 million - Joint WFP/UNICEF mission arrives in Eldoret Situation update Kenyan security forces for a second day thwarted attempts to hold a rally in central Nairobi that the opposition described as peaceful.…

Several hundred people have died in violent clashes in Kenya following the announcement last Sunday (30 December 2007) of the results of the presidential election. In some areas an estimated 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes…

Nairobi, Kenya/Los Angeles, CA -International Medical Corps' Kenya team is assisting displaced people from the slums who are in urgent need of emergency health services after ongoing violence in the wake of contested elections. "We will provide medical services through…

Baltimore, January 4, 2008 - Lutheran World Relief today pledged $25,000 toward relief efforts in Kenya in the wake of violence and unrest following a disputed presidential election. LWR plans to work with local partner organizations the Evangelical Lutheran Church…

NAIROBI, 4 January 2008 - As roads begin opening in Kenya and transport becomes possible, UNICEF is working with the Kenya Red Cross to send essential supplies to children affected by the violence due to political upheaval. Throughout the…

International mediators are arriving in Kenya to help end the political standoff after last week's disputed vote. By Scott Baldauf | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Johannesburg, South Africa - In the center of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, police dispersed opposition…

Tensions remain high following the announcement of the results for the Kenya General Election on Sunday, 30th December 2007.  Sporadic violence has erupted countrywide between various communities, leaving over 300 people dead and a further 2000 injured having sustained wounds…

The Chairman of the Irish Red Cross Mr. David Andrews has announced that the Irish Red Cross have pledged an initial €20,000 to the Red Cross in Kenya. He hopes that this donation will help to provide emergency relief…

MALABA, 3 January 2008 (IRIN) - Johnstone Kimili still does not understand why it happened as he describes the violence in western Kenya that forced him to seek refuge in neighbouring Uganda. "I am a pastor and had gone to…

The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today responded to the violence arising from the disputed presidential elections in Kenya held on December 27, 2007, and announced that the…