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Jeffrey Gettleman's Articles in Kenya

Signs in Kenya of a Land Redrawn by Ethnicity
Kenya used to be considered one of the most promising countries in Africa. Now it is in the throes of ethnically segregating itself. Ever since a deeply flawed election in December kicked off a wave of ethnic and political violence, hundreds of thousands of people have been violently driven from their homes and many are now resettling in ethnically homogenous zones.
Tribal Rivalry Boils Over After Kenyan Election
It took all of about 15 minutes on Sunday, after Kenya's president was declared the winner of a deeply controversial election, for the country to explode. Thousands of young men burst out of Kibera, a shantytown of one million people, waving sticks, smashing shacks, burning tires and hurling stones. Soldiers poured into the streets to fight them. In several cities across Kenya, witnesses said, gangs went house to house, dragging out people of certain tribes and clubbing them to death.
In Helicopter or Hummer, Kenya Presidential Contender Raila Odinga Dazzles
The election is Thursday, and for months most polls have predicted that Mr. Odinga, 62, will unseat President Mwai Kibaki, though some recent surveys show the president catching up, with the race too close to call.