Kenya is bounded by Ethiopia and Sudan to the north, Tanzania to the south, Somalia and Indian Ocean to the east and Uganda and Lake Victoria to the west. It is populated by a number of different ethnic communities, the largest of which are the Kikuyu, Luo, Kamba and Maasai, whose origins are Bantu, Nilotic (the Luo) or Hamitic (the Maasai) speakers. The non-African minorities are Europeans who are mainly expartriates working for International Organisations. The Asians who came in initially as workers on the railway line today own most business and commercial enterprises in the country.
Over the years, different ethnic groups have lived harmoniously to the extent of inter -marrying. Prominent politicians in the opposition and in the government have allegedly been reported by the mainstream media as having been instrumental in instigating ethnic violence by inciting them against one another. Caleb Atemi gives an in-depth story about this depressing state of affairs.
Promotion of Human Rights in the African Content remains one of the priorities of AFRICANEWS. It is significant to understand that Human Rights are those claims that all human beings can make so that they can live their lives to the full. Since we have governments and authorities to take care of the people, rights should be enforceable.
Human rights set limits to the power of government. There is a law already in existence before governments make any laws. Governments do not have absolute power as a lawmakers; when enacting its own positive laws a government must respect the God-given moral law- the universal law which binds even the lawmakers. In this issue our correspondent, Boanavetura, in the story Up for grabs wonders if there is a second scramble for Africa in Mozambique.
The story of the African and his religion still remains a true-tale, at least in the sense that religion encapsulates the whole life of the African. Samuel Saprong from Ghana narrates to us how the people of Abokobi village have integrated governance and religion. When choosing a chief they have to consider the extent to which one upholds the practices of Traditional African Religion. Govero Cheshanga writes about the sacred forest in Zimbabwe which has brought controversy between traditional religion and science. Haroon Lameck Bello gives an illustration attempted at crediting the authenticity of the Bible while at the same time comparing it to the Qur�an.
Africanews staff
