Africa's elders seize a leading role Aug 5, 2008
In Eldoret, Kenya, the town most riven by violence earlier this year, local leaders in May discuss their differences. Chief mediator Kofi Annan is shown here on Jan. 22. (Christian Science Monitor)
Timeline: Kenya's post-election path Aug 5, 2008
Thirty women and children of the Kikuyu ethnic group are burned alive in a church where they sought refuge from an angry mob in Eldoret, in Kenya's Rift Valley. Members of the Electoral Commission of Kenya and a chief European Union election observer voice doubts about the legitimacy of the election results. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Circumciser's cut Aug 5, 2008
I live in the village of Binyinya in Lugari district near Eldoret. I normally perform circumcision in August every other year. (BBC News -- Africa)
Child prostitution up after Kenyan violence Aug 2, 2008
ELDORET, Kenya (AP) -- This time last year, Janet Kimani spent her days at school and her nights fighting with her little brothers over what to watch on the family's flickering TV set ... "There are so many of us girls on the streets these days," Janet, dressed in a black miniskirt and white blouse, told The Associated Press in Eldoret, a western Kenya town that was a flashpoint of this year's deadly postelection crisis ... Milka, who also lives in Eldoret, said her parents kicked her out when... (CNN -- International)
Beach to Beacon field is studded Aug 2, 2008
Some of the worst conflict was in the Rift Valley Province, where many of the country's elite runners train in the towns of Iten and Eldoret ... Both Kiplagat and Kipkosgei were training in Eldoret ... Some runners had to leave Eldoret. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Mark Korir Selected to MWC 10th Anniversary Cross Country Team Jul 24, 2008
The Eldoret, Kenya native placed 19th at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships and 22nd in 2006. Korir is the third runner in UW history to earn All-America status twice in his career. (Wyomingathletics.com)
Kenya: Human Rights Team - Evictions Pre-Planned Jul 23, 2008
The lawyer dismissed as untrue observations by KHRC that during the post-election violence, the military was never deployed in Kisumu and Eldoret. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya:Donor Shift to Affect Refugees' Stay in Camps Jul 21, 2008
"We have gone for 42 days without food rations," says Mr John Nderitu, the chairperson of the internal refugees at the Eldoret ASK Showground camp with close to 5,000 violence victims who have refused to return home without compensation ... "We need compensation to rebuild our lives. We have no houses and our business were destroyed," says Ms Rose Aktela, who lived in a rented house in Eldoret. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: Team to Resolve Mau Dispute Jul 21, 2008
The Kwanza MP made the remarks at a homecoming party for Eldoret East MP Margaret Kamar. However, MPs from Rift Valley, who included ministers William Ruto (Agriculture) and Henry Kosgey (Industrialisation), urged the Government to provide alternative land to the affected people. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: Ten MPs Reject Raila Plan on Forest Jul 17, 2008
Mr Moses Lessonet (Eldama Ravine), Mr Joshua Kutuny (Cherengani), Ms Peris Simam (Eldoret South) and Mr Luka Kigen (Rongai) were also present at the press conference at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi. Bureti MP Franklin Bett left before the press conference started. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: Prison Officers 'Threat to National Security' Jul 17, 2008
Other prisons mentioned are Naivasha, Machakos, Mwea, Garissa, Isiolo, Eldoret, Kitale, Nyeri and Kericho. The Madoka team also complains of lack of cooperation from the prisons officers to attend the committee's meetings, "and in many instances, we had to hold separate meetings for junior and senior officers". (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: Athletics - Lagat Ghost Comes Back to Haunt Fault-Finders Jul 16, 2008
Some of the dollars he is making in the US trickle down to Kaptel, Eldoret, Nakuru, Nairobi. He will make his economic gains, and so will his country of origin. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: Commission to Challenge Silence on Sexual Crimes Jul 15, 2008
"During the eviction campaigns after the election dispute, threat of rape was usually the first warning and then it was used to humiliate rival communities and to force them to leave," says Omondi whose team has documented cases in camps in Mombasa, Eldoret, Nakuru, Kakamega, Kisumu, Naivasha, Nairobi and their environs. Rape and other forms of sexual assault were used as a "weapon of ethnic and political violence" even before the elections, observes Omindi. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: Doubly Displaced Jun 30, 2008
Joyce Njeri, whose family has lived in a camp at the Eldoret Showground for two months, says her family was eager to return home despite the unwelcoming residents and conditions. "But as soon as they reached Sugoi, local youths drove them back saying there cannot be resettlement without amnesty.". (allAfrica.com)
Kenyans blocked from return home Jun 24, 2008
The families have been forced back to a camp in the western town of Eldoret ... Samuel Njuguna, one of those forced back to the camp in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, said a district officer had earlier told the families they could move. (BBC News)
Kenya:Refusals of Amnesty Hinder Resettlement Jun 23, 2008
On Thursday, youths at Sugoi, Uasin Gishu, forced back 46 displaced people who had left Eldoret ASK Showground to the area - what was their home before the post-election violence uprooted them ... In Nandi, youths forced more to return to the Eldoret ASK Camp after threatening them with abduction ... "They (youths) told us to go back to Eldoret until the issue of amnesty is resolved," says Elizabeth Wanjiku Ngunyi, who was a trader in Musombori in Nandi Hills. (allAfrica.com)
DISTURBANCE IN THE DISTANCE Jun 22, 2008
If the world has a mecca for distance running, it is Eldoret, Kenya. Nestled in the lush highlands of Rift Valley Province along the country's western border, Eldoret, with its moderate climate, altitude of nearly 7,000 feet and miles of burnt-orange dirt paths, is the ideal training environment for distance runners ... In Eldoret, young athletes don't dream of becoming basketball players or soccer stars; they dream of becoming Olympic distance runners. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Kenya: Olympic Kings No More Jun 19, 2008
As for athletics, the only event in which Kenya has retained its favourite status, all the hopefuls are now in a training camp in Eldoret, as officials have realised that their previous plans for a one-week residential camp before the competition won't prepare the country for the stiff challenge from its archrivals in the long and middle distance, Ethiopia, Bahrain and Qatar ... For example, it has only allowed elite runners to compete in four Golden League and IAAF Grand Prix races abroad... (allAfrica.com)
In Kenya's hotbed of postelection violence, a bishop sows seeds of peace Jun 14, 2008
Eldoret, Kenya - They came at 10 a.m. on Jan. 3 to Jane Wanjiku's land, just a day after the presidential election results were announced ... Here in Eldoret the center of Kenya's bread basket, and the fiery heart of the postelection violence there wouldn't seem to be much common ground for communities to build on ... Even today, nearly 20,000 people seek shelter in a camp at Eldoret's agricultural show ground, the largest concentration of displaced people in Kenya. (Christian Science Monitor)
Kenya's top runners in camp for Olympic Games Jun 12, 2008
NAIROBI, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's top runners beat deadline imposed by the athletics official to report to the pre-Olympics camp in Eldoret, about 240 kilometers west of Nairobi ... Kiplagat reiterated that any agent who refused to let his athlete report to the camp in Eldoret would face severe consequences ... Some of the key female athletes, Vivian Cheruiyot, Viola Kibiwott, Priscah Jepleting and Esther Chemutai were among those who reported at the pre-Olympics training camp in Eldoret in... (Xinhuanet, China)
Kenya warn greedy star runners Jun 5, 2008
ELDORET (Kenya): Kenyan athletics officials yesterday warned their star runners that they risked being burned out before the Olympic Games by running too many races overseas ... Two weeks ago the Kenyan athletics federation, in an unprecedented move, announced the setting up of two training camps in Eldoret and Nairobi to cater for a selected team of 120 athletes ahead of the Beijing Olympic trials on July 4-5. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Kenya: Suspects Face Rape And Murder Charges Jun 4, 2008
The arrests targeted suspects in Naivasha, Eldoret, Mombasa, Kisumu and Nairobi, among other places, Dr Mutua said. He added: "Apart from those held for the 103 cases, the police are not holding any suspects for any other charges arising from the election period". (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: Water Studies - But Where Are the Water Supplies? Jun 3, 2008
Yet another paper, which focuses on water contamination in the Langas slum in the western city of Eldoret, recommends the promotion of basic water treatments such as chemical disinfection using chlorine, the use of simple household filters, and boiling -- this while authorities attend to the more complex task of bringing piped water to the settlement ... The 2007 study, 'Quality of Water the Slum Dwellers Use: The Case of a Kenyan Slum', was funded by the APHRC, the African Medical and Research... (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: NGO Worried Over Rise in Illegal Arms May 27, 2008
Nguli said a PeaceNet survey conducted in the town of Eldoret in May indicated that trade in small arms in the region reached its peak in February, the second month of violence sparked by the disputed presidential elections held in late December 2007. Studies have found that at least 100,000 illegal guns are in circulation. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya rivals agree to share power May 27, 2008
Paul Waweru, 56, who fled his home and is now living in a camp in Eldoret, said: "The deal between Raila and Kibaki will help to cool down the situation but I doubt if it will enable us to get back to our homes.". But in Nairobi's Kibera slum, there were celebrations. (Yahoo News -- Kenya)
Lagat's sister was his inspiration May 20, 2008
Mary resides about 50 kilometers away in Eldoret. Her living room is adorned with photographs and clippings and medals won by her siblings, whose careers she enabled with her encouragement and her sacrifice. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Displaced Kenyans balk at government push to go home May 17, 2008
Eldoret, Kenya - Row after row of white tents bustle with life ... A week into a government program to return home thousands of Kenyans who fled ethnic clashes that killed more than 1,500 in the wake of Kenya's disputed Dec. 27 elections, the sprawling camp in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret should be emptying ... It's not enough for the people living at the Eldoret camp who say they want to see reconciliation before they go back. (Christian Science Monitor)
Kenya move to impose discipline for Olympics May 15, 2008
The Athletics Kenya (AK) ordered 119 men and women to go to the western town of Eldoret by May 20 for training ahead of the August Olympics where the east African nation has vowed to revive its fading reputation. Every athlete selected must report to camp on May 20 and if they are not there by the deadline then they will be left out of the Olympic trials, said AK chief Isaiah Kiplagat. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Kenyan athletes face Olympics ban if they fail to train May 15, 2008
Around 120 middle and long-distance runners are expected to report to the month-long training camp in the western town of Eldoret. "If an agent, coach or manager stops an athlete from going to camp, then AK shall ban him from representing Kenyan athletes with immediate effect," he said. (BBC News -- Africa)
Kenya: Home is Where the Fear is May 14, 2008
Over 16,000 of them at the show ground in the western town of Eldoret want the government to compensate them before they leave. Some also want to be resettled in new locations, citing fear for their security. (allAfrica.com)
In Kenya, ethnic violence shakes running community May 13, 2008
A church was burned in a village outside Eldoret on New Year's Day. As many as 50 people died after being trapped inside. (International Herald Tribune)
Violence leaves Kenyans racing against time May 13, 2008
Kenyan runners practicing in groups in Iten, Kenya, a small farming town outside of Eldoret ... A church was burned in a village outside Eldoret on New Year's Day. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Kenya: Refugees Move Nearer Home May 11, 2008
com: Kenya: Refugees Move Nearer Home (Page 1 of 1). Use our pull-down menus to find more stories. (allAfrica.com)
Victims Want Causes Addressed May 6, 2008
"The planned resettlement is a temporary measure and the clashes are likely to recur unless the root causes of the violence are resolved," said Mr John Maina at the Eldoret Show Ground camp. Victims said they feared for their lives, although police posts had been set up in areas hit hard by the post-election violence. (allAfrica.com)
Push to resettle Kenya displaced May 6, 2008
The BBC's Wanyama wa Chebusiri says that on Sunday MPs and local politicians attended an inter-denominational meeting at the largest camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Eldoret to pray for a peaceful return. Everyone's going to go back to his land who has left his land. (BBC News -- Africa)
Kenya: Sh1.5bn Boon for Farmers Apr 19, 2008
The most affected areas were Eldoret and Kitale where the worst forms of violence were witnessed. "We are aware that the displaced persons camping in the showgrounds have led to losses in form of electricity bills, destruction of property and less income due to loss of business to the tune of Sh70 million. Relevant Links "However, I assure you that this amount has been included in our ministry's requirement forwarded to Treasury as part of the National Reconciliation and Emergency Recovery... (allAfrica.com)
Post a comment Apr 18, 2008
ELDORET KENYA 17 April 2008. Gibson, Stephanopoulos and Clinton turned what should have been a discussion of real issues into a gossip column. (International Herald Tribune)
Kenya: Mungiki Strike Kibaki's Home Town Apr 17, 2008
Fear of attack and burning of vehicles have paralysed public transport, especially in Nairobi and parts of Central Province, Nakuru and Eldoret. On Tuesday night, hundreds of commuters in Nairobi spent many hours in the streets and matatu or bus termini as they waited for transport home. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya's Kipchirchir out of Africa Athletics Championships Apr 17, 2008
Now he is working on his fitness in Eldoret ahead of the Doha Meeting. Kenya might have withered under intense Ethiopian heat in Edinburgh, during the world cross country championships but local athletics officials have named a strong lineup to battle it out for the ticket to this year's Senior Africa athletics championship which is expected to give a hint on how the Olympics will be settled. (Xinhuanet, China)
Kenya: New Tension As Banned Sect Unleashes Terror Apr 16, 2008
In apparently coordinated attacks on commuter vehicles, marauding gangs of the ultra-traditionalist group caught many Kenyans unawares early on Monday in Nairobi, Naivasha, Nakuru, Eldoret and other towns in central Province. At least 14 people were killed in the mayhem, about 30 vehicles burnt and other property destroyed. (allAfrica.com)
Kenyans killed in sect protests Apr 15, 2008
Clashes were also reported in the western towns of Naivasha, Nakuru and Eldoret. In all, at least 12 people were killed, according to reports from the news agency AFP and the local private radio station Kiss FM.. (BBC News)
Gang violence threatens fragile peace in Kenya Apr 15, 2008
In the western town of Eldoret, a senior police officer, Muinde Kioko, said two Mungiki supporters had been badly beaten by members of the public. Several burned-out, smoldering cars were blocking roads, and about a dozen police officers with shields were patrolling a main traffic circle near Mathare, a major shantytown near Nairobi. (International Herald Tribune)
Kenya gang protests Apr 15, 2008
In the western town of Eldoret, senior police officer Muinde Kioko said that two Mungiki supporters had been badly beaten by members of the public and 16 had been arrested. Within the capital, gang members manned roadblocks of burning tires and pulled people out of vehicles. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
KENYA: 14 people were killed yesterday when police clashed with members of a banned sect who went on the rampage. AFP--> Apr 15, 2008
The key road to western Kenya was blocked at the Rift Valley towns of Nakuru, Naivasha and Eldoret. More violence was reported in the central Kenyan towns of Thika and Muranga, police said. (iAfrica.com)
Kenyan sets record in London marathon Apr 14, 2008
Lel, who lives near Eldoret in the Rift Valley, left his house to train in Namibia. "It was a great day for me to be a champion," said Lel, who has won his last three marathons in a sprint. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Kenyan runners return from violence at home Apr 10, 2008
Kibet, however, had to take a break from training after he was attacked while on a training run in Eldoret, near his home in the western Rift Valley. He doesn't know who among the warring tribes hit him. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Uprooted Kenyans long to return home Apr 10, 2008
But unlike in past years when he was chased off his land by resentful neighbors, Mbugua says he will not return to the land he owns near the city of Eldoret. "This time they destroyed everything: They burned my house and crops, stole my cattle, and killed some of my friends," he said. (Christian Science Monitor)
Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Release - 4.9.08 Apr 10, 2008
19 to become the first American to cross the finish line in the race, as each of the top-two finishers hailed from Eldoret, Kenya. M-F Athletic Female Track Performer of the Week Arwyn Becker, Navy Sr., Vail, Colo. (Patriotleague.com)
Kenya: Heartbreak Over Cabinet Deadlock Apr 7, 2008
And in Eldoret, the disappointment over the stalemate was even deeper, even turning into anger. Mr George Korir, 56, who owns a veterinary medicines' store in Eldoret town lashed out: "We are getting tired of this circus. For how long are these meetings in search of a new Cabinet going to be held? Kenyans have more serious issues to attend to.". (AllAfrica.com)
Blue set to put more money into Kenyan investment Apr 7, 2008
Its Kenyan operations were disrupted during the post-election violence, which spanned several weeks and one of its managers was killed in the province of Eldoret. The share price shed 0. (Business Report, South Africa)
Kenya: Ruto - is the New Rift Valley Kingpin a Hero Or a Villain? Apr 5, 2008
Eldoret North MP William Samoei Ruto is loved and hated in equal measure ... "But Mr Ruto's selection as a member of the ODM negotiating team in the Kofi Annan talks highlighted his central positioning in the party, which could enable him play a leading role in the grand alliance. And due to the large number of votes for ODM from his backyard, he was being pushed to claim the post of deputy prime minister, which he declined.His decision to support Pentagon colleague Musalia Mudavadi came as big... (allAfrica.com)
Back on trackKenya's athletes chase victory after the trauma of violence Mar 29, 2008
By Karen Allen BBC News, Eldoret, Kenya ... Many of Eldoret's Kikuyu people were forced to take refuge. (BBC News)
Leaders Call for Patience Mar 28, 2008
Her colleague from Eldoret South, Ms Peres Simam, asked the two leaders to ensure more women were appointed to the Cabinet as they had pledged in party manifestoes. AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over , plus more than , who are responsible for their own reporting and views. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya coach optimistic despite problems Mar 28, 2008
Former Olympians Simon Kipkemboi, David Kitur, Joseph Chesire and Lucas Sang, who was killed in the mayhem of post-election violence on New Year's Eve in Eldoret, also trained under Mwithiga ... Two important legs of the local circuit in the hilly towns of Eldoret and Nyahururu, usually the ultimate test for strength and endurance, were cancelled in December and January because athletes' safety could not be guaranteed. (International Herald Tribune)
Athletics: Lagat looks back to silver as he eyes gold Mar 26, 2008
Yet there was no mayhem in Kaptel as there was in nearby Eldoret. Lucas Sang, relay runner in the 1988 Olympic Games, was killed, depending on the account, by a machete or a rock-throwing gang. (International Herald Tribune)
Hope under a new flag Mar 25, 2008
But there was no mayhem, as there was in nearby Eldoret. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
Kenya:Reconciliation Dominates Easter Sermons Mar 22, 2008
In Eldoret, North Rift residents were asked to allow internal refugees back to their homes. Bishop Cornelius Korir urged them to forgive one another and foster peaceful coexistence with their neighbours. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda:Rwanda Signs Oil Agreement Mar 21, 2008
The pipeline had originally been planned to carry oil from Eldoret in Kenya to Kampala but will now extend to Kigali. Tamoil East Africa, a Libyan state-owned company, is a partner in the public-private partnership venture which has dragged on for years. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya's 88-year-old schoolboy Mar 21, 2008
ELDORET, Kenya Kenya's post-election crisis has forced the oldest schoolboy on the planet, 88-year-old peasant farmer Kimani Maruge, into a refugee camp but there's still no dampening his quest for knowledge ... Members of his Kikuyu tribe, who have in recent decades moved into the mainly Kalenjin area of Eldoret in west Kenya to farm, were attacked by gangs after the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki in December. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Despite Power-Sharing Accord, Ethnic Division in Kenya Runs Deep Mar 20, 2008
" Wanjiko and tens of thousands of ethnic Kikuyus were the main victims of the violence that ripped apart Eldoret and other towns in the north Rift Valley, following the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki in Kenya's disputed presidential election last December. Before the election, around 20 percent of Eldoret's 500,000 or so residents were ethnic Kikuyus. Now, less than two percent of them remain, most squeezed into an internally-displaced camp on the outskirts of town. Kalenjin elders say... (Voice of America)
Athletics: Turmoil slows Kenya's runners on road to Beijing Mar 20, 2008
Burned-out homes litter the road out of Eldoret and a building housing athletes in Iten was destroyed by a mob. Lucas Sang, a 1988 Olympic finalist in the 400-meter relay, was killed in Eldoret. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Kenya's top athletes confident in national cross-country team Mar 20, 2008
"This is a fine team composed of young and ambitious athletes burning to market their talents. We expect the best," said Kirwa in Eldoret, west Kenya, on Wednesday. The champion, who has returned to the country from training in Namibia, urged the squad to maintain team spirit and use the remaining days to improve finishing. (Xinhuanet, China)
Justice key to a post-crisis Kenya Mar 18, 2008
"The elders said that if there is any sign Kibaki is winning, then war should break ... They were coaching the young people how to go (to) war," reported HRW, quoting one Kalenjin elder from the western town of Eldoret as saying. In addition to the human suffering, the country's economy East Africa's biggest was severely disrupted with tourism, its top foreign currency earner, suffering heavy cancellations. (iAfrica.com)
Kenya: Teaching Continues for Displaced Mar 17, 2008
Before violence broke out, he was a student at Huruma Primary School in the western town of Eldoret ... Other instructors feel mounting frustration: earlier this month, teachers at the Eldoret camp went on strike to demand pay for having taught since January. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya: Opposition Party's Great Expectations Mar 9, 2008
"The agreement talks of a 50-50 share of seats in the Cabinet and top positions in government. PNU may get one seat more, but the distribution must reflect the relative parliamentary strength," Eldoret North MP William Ruto. However, it is understood that the Party of National Unity would be reluctant to relinquish Finance, Internal Security, Constitutional Affairs, Roads and Energy. (allAfrica.com)
