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THE WAKI REPORT
The Kenyan presidential election of 2007 was held in
December 2007. The main contenders were incumbent President of Kenya, Mwai
Kibaki and his former ally Raila Odinga. The election was strongly marked by
tribalism, with Kibaki coming from the most numerous Kikuyu ethnic group which
has dominated Kenyan politics since independence and Odinga an ethnic Luo
allied with other smaller ethnic groups. Kibaki was declared the winner and
sworn in on 30 December, despite opposition leader Raila Odinga's claims of
victory. Odinga and many international observers claimed the elections were at
least partially manipulated. Following the declaration, violent protests
erupted particularly in Kibera, and this included ethnic violence targeted
against Kikuyu people living outside their traditional settlement areas,
especially in the Rift Valley Province. Luos and Kalenjin were also targeted in
the areas surrounding Nakuru and Naivasha.
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