A Political Insurgency in Kenya

This week, there's been a furious argument on a Google group for Kenyan 'professionals'. The debate resolved around the Waki report and the post-election violence witnessed in Kenya earlier this year. Whilst it is important to talk about these things, as we heal, I was saddened by the nature of this particular debate. The debate got so heated that the group's moderator had to step in to end the debating. Why? Because the discussion had turned nasty and many people had gone 'tribal'. A few members even sunk as low as being disrespectful to each other.

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