Spare me! The EU delegation clearly pointed out that the election was rigged. Govt pressure forced the electoral commision to pronounce Kibaki president and thus condemN Raila to the corridors of 'justice'. A court case will take years to be determined while Kibaki continues with his illegitimate rule. All it needs is re-tallying of the votes and Kibaki's lie will be revealed. I was personally present at one of the constituencies where election officials announced Kibaki had 54 thousand votes. However at the national level the commission annouced he had 75 thousand votes! Whichever way you look at it, Kibaki is in power illegally!

Max Cummings, Nairobi, Kenya

Surely your 'expertise' on Africa should tell you that there are often multiple facets to any 'african story'. It appears you have allowed yourself to be carried away by the plot line. Your explanation is too simple. In your capacity as the director of the RAS, you are in a position to enlighten your readers with both sides of the story so please don't waste the opportunity. I agree that the shenanigans from the PNU camp have been nothing short of deplorable but it is a sad day when Raila & co. are suddenly referred to as the good guys. His camp consists of a man who engineered a coup over two decades ago, a man currently on trial for defrauding the National Social Security Fund, another responsible for the 1992 ethnic clashes.... I could go on. And only God knows what they had up their sleeves had they been granted victory. Your assertions just add fuel to the ethnic fire that is currently burning. Can I suggest writing a more balanced piece when you next have the privilege.

Kabura, London,

I would presume that most of the problems that you have outlined in this corruption case will be found in a similar European context; less the bug eyed attendance, of course.

Henry Percy, London, UK

Who cares how people pronounce words or names? Kenya, Keenya, it's all the same. Trivial, small-minded to even mention it.
One machete wielding man? If only. There are hundreds if not thousands more. So again, who cares about a picture?
Divide the country on racial lines, for that is what tribalism is, though many leftists and other racists deny it, is to put back history. Dark days ahead when it happens. Just have a look at Sierra Leone. There are no easy solutions in Africa. The Kikuyu will not share the countries wealth and resources -that's a given. There is no Your turn now ethic but then again without force majeure this applies almost everywhere. Time for the army to step in but then will they ever go? Don't hold your breath and for all those Kenyan posters who have left the country and are now in Canada or wherever the least you could do is be rational, careful and avoid racism.

E. Purgold, Cambs, UK

maybe we need to send the British back to restore law & order?

Graham, Washington DC,

Well done, you managed to write the entire article without mentioning the word 'sharia' once! Now I don't know how much credence one can put on the below news reports, but surely they are worth a mention. Why with-hold pertinent information?

http://www.christiantoday.com/art
icle/kenyan.christians.could.be.subjected.to.sharia.law/15638.htm

http://www.persecution.org/suffering/ICCnews/newsdetail.php?newscode=6643&title=kenyan-citizens-to-be-subjected-to-sharia

"Leading Kenyan Presidential Candidate promises Sharia in exhange for Muslim votes"

Bernie, London, UK

There is only one reasonable solution to the current Kenya's political turmoil. Let Kibaki heed the will of the people of Kenya and step down! We all know that he was not elected president. He knows he was not elected. The ECK chairman who declared him winner knows for sure that Kibaki lost. I wonder if these people (Kivuitu and Kibaki) have a conscience. The opposition has no option but to air their aggrived feelings and tell Kibaki to vacate the State House.

It is unfortunate people are dying, and Kibaki is turning a deaf ear. Infact, if any people are to die now, it should be Kivuitu and Kibaki - not these innocent souls.

And if Kibaki does not willingly vacate State House, let the International Community come in to salvage Kenya. I hail the EU report and its recommendations, and the fact that US and UK governments have so far refrained from 'recognising' Kibaki as legitimate president. I support the four ECK commissioners for coiming out to tell the truth of what transpired

Ansbert Ngurumo, Hull, UK

Sadly no one in authority in the West seems to care about African politics/corruption as proven by Mugabe's appearance at the EU summit, DR Congo mineral concessions, Rwanda etc. South Africa should be the continent's policeman, yet their qualifications are now dubious. Maybe it is time to partition some of these huge nations on a tribal basis rather than the arbitary, Colonial boundaries.

G, England, UK

yes i think it's just about time that these people took their majimbo and let the agikuyu rule themselve,it's unimaginable for a JAILBIRD to govern a country,let alone a Family.
GOD bless our country and if the issue cannot be resolved central can become a country by itself.

FRANCIS M.MURAYA, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.

As a Kenya in the USA it is quite shocking to see what has happened to our country but I cannot say I'm totally surprised. The falt line - tribalism - that has only been kept quiet by some very delicate balances has now erupted. My family reports of violence and panic and the outlawed mungiki sect in the slums of Nairobi attacking Luos and circumsized like 90 before the police stepped in. The animosity between Luos and kikuyu is so deep that it will take an extraordinary statesman to restore civility between them; harmony and tranquility in the rest of the country.
If we had a longer tradition Raila would challenge the results legally but eventually concede as Al Gore did here in 2000.

ANDREW, Prospect, USA

I agree with the views of Harpreet and those of Karnja as well. I think that Kenyan problems can only be solved by Devolving power and creating a Federalist state that is based on the tribes. What is Kenya? It is something created by the British and does not mean much to us who live in this country. I am from Western Province and I voted for Raila because he promised to do just this. I feel that given the Kikuyu would benefit from such a federalist system, they should have voted for Raila so that they can have a province of their own where Luos or my fellow Luhyas would not rule over them directly. I think that to leave the country as it is, is tantamount to destroying it. This is because as Karanja has observed, why should we subject communities to the rule of individuals that they do not want to rule over them. I have never been proud to be a Kenyan. In fact I am proud to be my ethnicity - Luhya more than Kenyan. The other communities do not like a Kikuyu ruling over them as well.

Osimbo Echesa, Mumias, Kenya, Kenya

Why can't GEMA have a Luo govern them? Who do they think they are? This is exactly the kind of primitive, asanine mentality that is sickening and is, in no small part, causing all the problems in Kenya. The presidency should not be a zero sum game. ODM was going to reduce the powers of the presidencey which would in turn reduce the stakes of holding that office making it easier for people like Kibaki to give it up. Kibaki, because of his actions of the past week, will be remendered as the man who destroyed Kenya. My respect for him has vanished and if he continues on this path it will be hard not to have nothing but contempt for him and his legacy.

Andrew, NYC

Andrew, New York City, USA

Anyone who prounounces Kenya as 'Keenya' is usually someone who lives in an affluent suburb of Nairobi and lives a life of relative delusional luxury. I was born in Nairobi and the reports coming out of Kenya are frustrating, confusing and conerning. Like a few months before, the media ban on live reports is also disgusting. I am deeply concerned yet I can not bear to watch the bbc one more time because all they seem to be showing is one machete wielding man. For those of us who have lived in Africa, a lot of what the media uses to shock the rest of the world is somewhat selective. I am hoping that this mess will be resolved peacefully and quickly, because there is a country full of people who deserve better than to be toyed around and robbed of their democracy by a few corrupt leaders.

Harpreet, London,

I believe it is time for the GEMA ( Gikuyu, Embu, Meru and Akamba) to separate from the rest of the other tribal groups. Collectively as a group, they can not and will not allow a Luo to govern them.
Kenya is an amalgamation of many groups diverse from each other as English is to Italian. They will not and connot function together. Uhuru wa andu a Gema.

Karanja waweru, Toronto, Canada