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Breaking News On Kenya Peace Process
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Reuters: Annan says understanding reached in Kenya talks
Thu 28 Feb 2008, 12:10 GMT
6 minutes ago
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Mediator Kofi Annan said Kenya's government and opposition had reached understanding on a power-sharing deal at talks on Thursday to end a deadly post-election crisis.
"We have come to an understanding on the coalition agreement," Annan told reporters after talks with President Mwai Kibaki, opposition leader Raila Odinga and African Union head Jakaya Kikwete. Annan said he would give details at 1 p.m. British time.

AP News Alert
22 minutes ago
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Mediator Kofi Annan says Kenya's rival politicians "have an agreement."

February 28, 2008 | 8:24 AM Comments  0 comments

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YOUTHS CALL FOR PEACE
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YOUTHS CALL FOR PEACE IN KENYA
Fellow Youths,
All young leaders and the young at heart in the country are joining hands in reaching out to all of us irregardless of race,tribe,political boundaries or cultural/religious affiliations to embrace peace and stop the violence that is going on. It's you and I that have the power to stop by not allowing ourselves to be used to instigate violent acts against our neighbours.

Deep within our hearts we Kenyans are peaceful and united. This has always been seen by the way we turn out in large numbers to support one another irregardless of tribein times of joyful celebrations and when tragedy hits us. Let us not wait until its too late for us to wish we had embraced the call for peace earlier.

Pamoja as youths united we stand,divided we fall, and together we have the power to save our Nation from falling. Most importantly as youths we ought to know that the future of our Nation actually lies in the hands of us youths because we are the majority and the leaders of today!

Rising out of tribalism is much harder than just relying on the media and the International community.We need ourselves to do that succesfully and as one of our TakingITGlobal staff in Canada stated,this begins with a “paradigm shift: an attidude adjustment, on the part of all Kenyans and in fact all those stuck in this mindset.”

Here is a message to all of us from one of an ABC4ALL member from the United States
“Like you I am seriously concerned about the deteriorating situation in
Kenya. The violence must stop. As we wait on the government, the opposition
and world leaders to respond to our urgent call to end the violence in
Kenya, I believe we can and must do something on our own, just in case their
intervention comes too late.
We must continue to demand they take action but
I wonder if we should put our hopes in them as they are the very people
whose greed for power and poor judgment is the cause of these grievances. It
is our fellow ordinary citizens, friends, family and neighbors that are
dying or killing, burning the country or could be victims or potential
victims of the situation. We must do whatever we can to prevent another
Liberia or Rwanda in Kenya. Let us not take this situation for granted at
all. Rwanda should remind us of what could happen within less than 24 hours
of mayhem.Here are some simple actions you can and must take:

· + You must resolve as an individual not to participate in,
instigate or entertain any form of violence whatsoever. Encourage and insist
that everyone you know do same.

· + I just composed a text message that I sent to all Kenyan friends
in my phonebook, which I have asked them to forward to every Kenyan they
know. Please type this as a text message and forward to all the people you
know in Kenya. Here is the message *"Read/Forward to every Kenyan u know: I
have personally RESOLVED NOT TO participate, instigate or condone any form
of violence. I want u & every1 u know to do same. The violence must STOP"*

· + Call, text or email someone you know and encourage them to make
it their duty to seek/ maintain peace around them as much as they can. They
should talk to friends and family.

+ And of course those of us (home and abroad) who are still senselessly
provoking or justifying mayhem through list-serves, blogs or circulating
mails must reason up.

I am so frustrated right now. These are just some quick ideas that came to
me sitting here watching these unfortunate development on CNN and BBC. I am
not a Kenyan but a fellow African. I visited Kenya twice in 2008 and I think
you have a wonderful country. I ask you to do this for your country Kenya
and for our Africa. After all, a leaders who chose to put their greed for
power above the welfare of his people and peace of his country is not
worth being a leader and certainly not worth dying for.......Peace,”
MAWULI DAKE
International Human Rights Strategist,
Washington DC,
+1 917 327 5235


patsibo@takingitglobal.org- TakingITGlobal(Kenya Coordinator)Patricia Sudi 0727847948
copudo@gmail.com- STIGMA GROUP' Christabel Opudo 0722888385
YES KENYA CHAIRMAN-Emmanuel Dennis 0722619005

January 5, 2008 | 4:04 AM Comments  0 comments

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Call For Peace In Kenya
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Hi? Iwould like to share tihs message from a mnember of ABC4ALL addressed to all Kenyans and the rest of the world.Peace be with you all:

Like you I am seriously concerned about the deteriorating situation in
Kenya. The violence must stop. As we wait on the government, the opposition
and world leaders to respond to our urgent call to end the violence in
Kenya, I believe we can and must do something on our own, just in case their
intervention comes too late. We must continue to demand they take action but
I wonder if we should put our hopes in them as they are the very people
whose greed for power and poor judgment is the cause of these grievances. It
is our fellow ordinary citizens, friends, family and neighbors that are
dying or killing, burning the country or could be victims or potential
victims of the situation. We must do whatever we can to prevent another
Liberia or Rwanda in Kenya. Let us not take this situation for granted at
all. Rwanda should remind us of what could happen within less than 24 hours
of mayhem.

Here are some simple actions you can and must take:

· + You must resolve as an individual not to participate in,
instigate or entertain any form of violence whatsoever. Encourage and insist
that everyone you know do same.

· + I just composed a text message that I sent to all Kenyan friends
in my phonebook, which I have asked them to forward to every Kenyan they
know. Please type this as a text message and forward to all the people you
know in Kenya. Here is the message *"Read/Forward to every Kenyan u kno: I
have personally RESOLVED NOT TO participate, instigate or condone any form
of violence. I want u & every1 u kno to do same. The violence must STOP"*

· + Call, text or email someone you know and encourage them to make
it their duty to seek/ maintain peace around them as much as they can. They
should talk to friends and family.

+ And of course those of us (home and abroad) who are still senselessly
provoking or justifying mayhem through list-serves, blogs or circulating
mails must reason up.

I am so frustrated right now. These are just some quick ideas that came to
me sitting here watching these unfortunate development on CNN and BBC. I am
not a Kenyan but a fellow African. I visited Kenya twice in 2008 and I think
you have a wonderful country. I ask you to do this for your country Kenya
and for our Africa. After all, a leaders who chose to put their greed for
power above the welfare of his people and peace of his country is not
worth being a leader and certainly not worth dying for.......


Peace,

MAWULI DAKE
International Human Rights Strategist,
Washington DC,
+1 917 327 5235

January 4, 2008 | 3:22 AM