Impasse in Kenya
The negotiations in Kenya appear to have reached stalemate, and possibly collapse. One can only hope that the solution still lies in talks and not in a resumption of violence in the streets. But in all likelihood the masses are not going to raise arms over an issue as relatively esoteric (from the vantage point of the average Kenyan, anyway) as the composition of the country’s cabinet unless someone stokes the fire of chaos. It is up to Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga to keep their seconds under control.
April 9th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
[…] Unrest and fear of worse to come has again taken hold in Kenya as the country’s political stalemate has again spilled out into the streets. While some commentators have taken to dreaming of future hopes, such as Uhuru Kenyatta, son of Jomo Kenyatta, most Kenyans are caught up in the here and now. I wrote yesterday that: In all likelihood the masses are not going to raise arms over an issue as relatively esoteric (from the vantage point of the average Kenyan, anyway) as the composition of the country’s cabinet unless someone stokes the fire of chaos. […]