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Kenya: Sliding Toward a De Facto Partition?

Jan 28, 2008 | 20:09 GMT

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Summary

Clashes continuing Jan. 28 between the members of Kenya's Kikuyu and Luo tribes threaten to make the Luo-dominated western region inaccessible for trade and transportation. Despite ongoing negotiations in the capital, tribal clashes in western Kenya could effectively partition the country — a similar result to what occurred in the West African nation of Cote d'Ivoire.

Clashes continuing Jan. 28 between the members of country's Kikuyu and Luo tribes threaten to make the Luo-dominated western region inaccessible for trade and transportation....

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