AP reports that Bush said, "Rice will deliver a message directly to Kenya's leaders and people: There must be an immediate halt to violence, there must be justice for the victims of abuse, and there must be a full return to democracy."

Bush is scheduled to visit several African countries, Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia, next week. "Our brothers and sisters in Africa have dignity and value, because they bear the mark of our Creator," Bush said, while also recognizing that a declining Africa "would be more likely to produce failed states, foster ideologies of radicalism and spread violence across borders." Go here to read his speech in its entirety.

Business Daily Africa (BDA) reports on ethnic profiling in employment due to the post election ethnic-based violence. According to their research, firms across the country are wary of sending employees to regions where they would be considered to be from the "wrong tribe." 

BDA also reports that the price of cereals continue to climb.

The European Union has threatened to sever trade with Kenya if the political crisis in not resolved soon. The Standard reports that the Chinese, on the other hand, will continue trade while allowing for Kenya to solve its internal crisis. "My country has a non-interference foreign policy, which means we do not interfere with foreign countries’ activities," Zhang Ming, the Chinese ambassador said.

The Nation reports that the German minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office Gernot Erler has proposed that Kenya should follow a grand coalition government as Germany has done for the past eight years. 

Chief Justice Evan Gicheru has called to task politicians who claim distrust in the system, but have filed election petitions. The Standard reports that Gicheru has assured the public that the judiciary would work within the law.

Watch an interview here , that John Githongo, former anti-corruption boss, had with the BBC. 

The BBC also reports that the Ministry of Information will investigate radio stations that have been accused of broadcasting hate speech during last year's election period. According to the Information Minister, Samuel Poghiso a task force has been set up to identify and bring to justice politicians who incited violence during the election period.

In a surprising hand-up from the UK, Douglas Alexander, the International Development Secretary, recommended that romantics buy their Valentine's Day roses from Kenya to support the troubled country. He said that buying Kenyan stems would help an economy under huge strain as a result of political turmoil. 

Finally, an alarming story from the UK's Daily Telegraph which reports that there is a secret army in the Rift Valley hell-bent on wrecking the country if President Kibaki does not step down.

Elders have organised thousands of men from the pro-opposition Kalenjin tribe into militia units, each split into marksmen, foot- soldiers, armourers, drivers and cooks. Hidden arsenals are filled with bows and arrows, many of them dipped in deadly poison, as efforts are made to buy guns smuggled from northern Uganda or Sudan.

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