A Conversation for A Brief - Asians In Kenya At Turn of 19th Century

Situation in 2007-2008

Post 1

Alfredo


It's probably my own fault, but I always somehow believed that the British in their colonies were not as bad as, like the French or the Dutch in South Africa ("apartheid"=Dutch verb).

Some very respectable professor at the University of Oxford who had once written a book about the colonial days of Kenya described the history of colonization as extremely cruel.

All different ethnic groups were manipulated by privileges, so their jealously would do the rest.
But people got castrated, women’s breast were cut of, etc. etc.
These things did not happen before colonization, although African people aren't any better or worse than we are. This is a historical fact and if anyone really wants to understand this sudden huge up rise of violence and ethnic hate, history must be included.
Why? Because it's history of Kenya.

Reasons are never an excuse.
I'm not talking about what the court and police should do at this moment, I am talking about the way we, in the West, look at it and try to keep it at distance, or look at it, including it's history.

In Northern Ireland we can see how historical fights and facts have their part in life 2008.

Violence appeared to have been extremely violence according to her words and book.

I'm shocked by it.


Situation in 2007-2008

Post 2

kitrapsjasani

Hi! I agree that ethinic violence has been there for a long time and especially in Kenya. But this has remained there for a long time and whenever it has erupted in the way it did in Kenya, its always the innocent who have suffered. As a child, I remember, living in Kenya, whenever there was such violence, we were always sent away for our safety. smiley - tea


Situation in 2007-2008

Post 3

Alfredo

As you have experienced, children pay the highest price for human conflicts.

Thank god there is such a thing as "warchild"


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