Following the disputed outcome of the presidential election held on the 27 December 2007, Kenya has been beset by a rash of violence along political, tribal and ethnic lines. Sport too has been a victim, though once the violence recedes, it is hoped that sport will be able to play a major role in reunifying the nation.

By Micheal Herborn
January 14th, 2008

After the controversial elections, described by international observers as flawed, opposition leader Raila Odinga called for president Mwai Kibaki to step down. Unfortunately, the political fallout has escalated into violence, with over 600 deaths reported so far according to reports by the BBC and Reuters

Amidst the turmoil, the Kenyan athletics community is rallying around to help alleviate the suffering of individuals caught up in the violence as well as publicising their plight and calling for a restoration of peace.

Athletics Kenya will also organise a peace run in February to promote peaceful co-existence among different communities in Kenya. The run will start in Nairobi and end in Kisumu on the shore of Lake Victoria.

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