I quasi duecento morti accertati che abbiamo visto in questi giorni sulle strade del Kenya sono il risultato di una politica malata, fondata sull’ idolatria del potere e dei soldi, una religione che e’ stata alimentata dagli uomini politici keniani fin dall’ indipendenza.
Mentre scrivo, il mattino del 2 gennaio, la tensione per le strade di Nairobi, in particolare di Kibera, e’ diminuita. Evidentemente la gente ha bisogno di tornare alla vita normale, di guadagnare qualche soldo. Ma le notizie che giungono dal Western Kenya continuano ad essere allarmanti. D’ altro lato i problemi che hanno dato origine alle violenze rimangono, e nelle prossime settimane, quando il parlamento dovra’ essere convocato, molti political issues will be laid on the table, and it 'likely that the voltage rises again.
At this point the possibility 'that there had been electoral fraud seems likely. Now it is clear that during the days of 'election there have been intimidated, not necessarily violent, and that in many polling stations were bought votes. This applies both parties who were in the running for the presidency, PNU and ODM, but it should not have affected the results significantly, even if it is a 'no obvious indication of a democratic attitude. This' which may have been decisive but could have been a fraud upon the general account of the vote. But so far nobody ' been able to give clear evidence and sttribuire responsibility 'precise. Personally I have heard people tell of votes bought by 'ODM sula coast, but are not willing to expose themselves. The documents that the 'ODM has secured possession of which proves that massive fraud at the time of the counts are currently not esisbiti. more ...
Reported by Michelino
Source: A Life for Africa - Father Renato Sesana
