ELECTIONS
10-08-2017 by redazione
Kenya: The areas frequented by tourists remain more than peaceful.
Violent demonstrations in the opposition strongholds on Lake Victoria, Kisumu, Homa Bay and Kisii caused a dead and some contusion with some burnt tires.
Much worse went to the poor slum of Mathare, the slum on the outskirts of Nairobi where violence unfortunately is on the agenda.
Here a group of young people staged a scribble and was stopped by the police.
During the collusion, two people and two children were killed because of the tear gas fired to disperse the demonstrators.
The rest of the country is more or less peaceful and looks forward to the official results of the presidential vote.
What the European press and the media are cautiously saying is that the tourist areas, and not just those of the Kenya coast, are still quiet.
Calm at Mombasa, where they were afraid of protests, especially in the Likoni area, where they took the ferry to go to Diani and the south coast. A television service showed a serene and relaxed atmosphere.
Even in Nairobi, the situation is more than quiet.
"We are on safari with customers who landed in the capital yesterday - explains Emanuele Trabucco, owner of Paka Safaris and a B & B in Malindi - and we did not notice the slightest sense of civil unrest or civilization. We are starting today with enthusiastic tourists to Lake Nakuru National Park and from there to Naivasha and Maasai Mara. "
Confirmation of a safe capital and surroundings, with the exception of Mathare and the Dagoretti landfill site, another place, however uncommon, comes from the Italian restaurateur Gian Paolo Zappa, who from Karen where he worked wanted to go to the center to find out person.
"A half-way city and very quiet - Zappa confirms - even at the edge of the slums, Kibera and Mathare, there was no perception of clashes and chaos."
Unfortunately there was something but fortunately (in the dramatic situation) it was confined to the favela.
It's normal also in Malindi and Watamu, where tourists enter the sea and in the premises, with the exception of a few mzungu who have preferred to close in and follow the news via internet or local television channels.
Unfortunately, the media have replicated images and dated photographs, for example Kisumu reported clashes on January 6, 2016, taking an article in the Daily Mail and in some cases translating it (then there were two dead, yesterday nobody).
Unfortunately, Mathare's photos are authentic.
It is hoped that other such events should not be added to the list of marginalized ones and that the echo of these episodes is not exaggerated by the media, while providing accurate and useful information.
NEWS
by redazione
There will be 150,000 employees of national law enforcement agencies called for peace in view of the upcoming government elections scheduled for August 8th. The agents will be used from the official start of the campaign, scheduled for May 29.
TOURISM
by redazione
The Kenya Tourist Board and the Kenya Wildlife Service will work from here to the immediate post-election campaign to promote tourism in the unspoiled places of Kenya and the most sought-after tourist destinations.
POLITICS
by Freddie del Curatolo
Time is running out and not everything is ready for the organization of the next national elections in...
EDITORIAL
by Freddie del Curatolo
Will it be a peaceful election in August in Kenya?
Can a peaceful vacation be...
NEWS
by redazione
He chose the celebrations of Madaraka Day, the day of the Constitution, the President of kenya Uhuru Kenyatta, to make a peaceful announcement and peace in view of the upcoming national elections scheduled for August 8th.
"I will calmly accept...
POLITICS
by redazione
The elections in the Opposition strongholds (the region of Nyanza, namely Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori, Syaya and other smaller districts) were postponed to a date to be set aside.
NEWS
by redazione
Here we go again. Even without a shred of negative news, with no deaths or injuries in Kenya's...
by redazione
Kenya's national media report of a quiet Sunday throughout the country after yesterday's protests in the slums of Nairobi and in the outskirts of Kisumu, which have led to clashes between faint (and malevolent) and law enforcement officials.
NEWS
by redazione
Kenya's Interior Minister Fred Matiang'i ruled out the possibility of his government shutting down Facebook...
POLITICS
by redazione
In the end, common sense prevailed.
Probably in front of the chaos of the day following the proclamation of the new president and the animosity of his faction, Raila Odinga preferred not to heat up the minds of that part...
by Freddie del Curatolo
Yesterday's great and peaceful demonstration in Mombasa, by the Opposition, took place in a peaceful atmosphere, demonstrating that (apart from the strongholds of Odinga and its faithful people) the country has...
by redazione
New taxes and mandatory rules for small public transport in Kenya.
This is...
NEWS
by redazione
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) today officially launched the election campaign in Kenya.
Candidates for the Presidency of the Republic and for a seat in Parliament will have more than two months to convince voters to vote for...
NEWS
by Freddie del Curatolo
William Ruto was one of the many young boys in northern Kenya who walked miles...
by redazione
Presidential elections in Kenya are held regularly from this morning to 6 p. m.
These are the votes...