Resource Links

• Blogs

  • Battle of the Blogs in Kenya
    Article from BBC News detailing how the debate about the 2007 elections carried over into blogs, listing several online forums.
  • Mashada
    Mashada calls itself Africa’s Online Community. The blog contains discussion forums on politics and world news as well as news stories about Kenya from different sources.
  • White African
    This site provides an extensive list of blogs and social media pages devoted to covering the Kenya elections, violent aftermath, and subsequent ICC proceedings.

• Institutions

  • Gender Violence Recovery Centre
    The Gender Violence Recovery Centre is a non-profit organization providing free medical care to survivors of gender based violence. The Centre works in collaboration with the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission to provide assistance to victims w
  • International Center for Policy and Conflict
    The International Center for Policy and Conflict (ICPC) is a non-profit organization that promotes the principles of justice, accountability, and the rule of law in Kenya and throughout East Africa. ICPC has been following the ICC situation in Kenya and i
  • The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
    The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights is an independent national human rights institution established by the government through an Act of Parliament. It’s core mandate is to further the protection and promotion of human rights in Kenya.
  • The Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation
    The Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation is the mediation process that occurred in the aftermath of the December 2007 elections. This website contains reports and updates, among other types of information, relating to the mediation process.

• Legislation

  • Committee of Ex­perts on the Constitutional Review
    The Committee of Experts is the group that was tasked with finalizing the constitutional review process in Kenya. Their website provides resources on the process, including reports and draft versions of the constitution.
  • Final Report of the Task Force on Judicial Reforms
    This report provides recommendations from the government appointed Task Force on Judicial Reforms on how to improve the independence, accountability, and performance of the Kenyan judiciary.
  • International Crimes Act, 2008
    This Act provides with force of law in Kenya to almost the entirely of the Rome Statute.
  • National Accord and Reconciliation Bill, 2008
    An act of the National Assembly of Kenya that reestablished the office of Prime Minister of Kenya, along with the creation of two deputy prime ministers.

• Media

  • Daily Nation
    The Daily Nation, based in Nairobi, is an independent newspaper and it one of East Africa’s largest newspapers. The Daily Nation website has been reporting breaking news about the ICC proceedings.
  • The Standard
    Headquartered in Nairobi, The Standard is one of the leading newspapers in Kenya. It has provide up to date local coverage of the Kenya ICC proceedings.
  • The Star
    The Star is daily newspaper published in Nairobi focusing on the national and local news in Kenya.

• Post-Election Violence

  • Ballots to Bullets
    This Human Rights Watch reports details the post-election violence that occurred in Kenya.
  • International Criminal Court
    The International Criminal Court investigation into the post-election violence can be followed here.
  • Ushahidi.com
    This website is devoted to tracking incidents of post-election violence in Kenya, complete with maps and reporting forms.