Glad to be an American
Kenyans Hacked to Death in Protest
Several people were beaten and hacked to death with machetes in a Nairobi slum Sunday in renewed ethnic fighting over Kenya’s disputed election, residents said.
The re-election of President Mwai Kibaki has tapped into a well of resentments that resurfaces regularly at election time in Kenya. But never before has it been so prolonged or taken so many lives.
A government commission says more than 600 people have been killed in violence that erupted after the Dec. 27 election, which opposition leader Raila Odinga accused Kibaki of stealing.
Everytime I hear how unfair our process is (Bush lied, kids died), I can’t help but think to stories like this. People around the world risk life and limb to try and make their lives better. And many end up maimed, or dead for their troubles. For those who carp endlessly about our process…this a sobering reminder.
