In his column, Richard Prince, opines on the concept of tribes. "If It's Africa, It Must Be a Tribe." He argues, citing international media houses, that "ethnic" describes the Kikuyu, Luo and Kalenjin best.

In her op-ed in the Washington Post, Anne Applebaum compares Kenya, not to "the rest of Africa", but to South Korea and Ukraine, where she makes a case for Kenya's political turmoil and not ethnic hatred. Another comparison is drawn by Uzi Silber here: In Kenya Spare Iraq .  

Huffington Post's John Ridley on why Kenya matters: he cites Kenya's political and economic stabilty.

Ali Mazrui suggests solutions to Kenya's post election crisis, while a Nigerian commentator, Ladipo Adamolekun, finds lessons for Nigeria in Kenya's crisis. 

Edward M. Gomez wonders about Kenya's future should Kofi Annan fail to resolve the country's crisis.

Despite its social upheaval, breathtaking Kenya needs tourists , says Mary Ann Anderson from the  McClatchy-Tribune News Service. 

In her article Strife Laps at Gates of Kenya's Privileged , Stephanie Mccrummen gives an account of growing anxiety among Kenya's "middle class". 

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