Fears Of More Violence As Kenya Prepares To Vote In A Referendum On Its Constitution

Vote On Constitution Set To Challenge Kenya's 'Poisoned' Tribal Politics -- The Independent

A long-awaited referendum has split the church and civil society in Nairobi over a system critics say is in urgent need of reform.

Kenya is back at the crossroads. That is the warning emanating from the pulpits of its church leaders, fretted over by academics, and fought over by its politicians and commentators.

For the first time since the violence that devastated the country in the wake of a flawed election in 2007, leaving more than 1,000 people dead, East Africa's biggest economy faces a major democratic test.

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My Comment: What can I say, but African tribalism and religious animosities on full display.