[kictanet] Kenya ranked among least peaceful states

[Crystal Watley]

The perception that Kenya is not peaceful and is unsafe is completely true
and hampers the development of the country. Last Saturday night at 7:30pm,
our house and office in Likoni were robbed by a gang of youth. We lost
everything down to the toiletries in our bathroom. All of our equipment used
to serve the community was stolen. Crime is on the rise in Kenya due to the
lack of opportunities and it will be the youth who want something better who
suffer. As for us, we are looking for new options. Maybe we will stay in
Kenya, but not without plenty of armed security.

Crystal Kigoni

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 6:15 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>wrote:

> We shall ovecome
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:12 PM, S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>>  *Kenya ranked among least peaceful states*
>>
>>
>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/611366/-/u9oerjz/-/index.html
>>
>>  Posted Tuesday, June 16 2009 at 00:00
>>
>>  A new global survey has ranked Kenya among the top 40 countries that are
>> least peaceful, a move that looks set to erode the country’s standing as an
>> investment destination.
>>
>> The survey by the Institute for Economics and Peace, an Australian
>> non-profit research firm, indicated that Kenya was this year ranked 113
>> among 144 countries that were surveyed.
>>
>> The report could drive away potential investors returning to Kenya after
>> last year’s post-election chaos which shut down most businesses in key towns
>> across the country. The same survey ranked Kenya 91 in 2007 and 119 in 2008.
>>
>> This comes at a time when a number of initiatives including the launch of
>> Brand Kenya, a state corporation charged with building the country’s image,
>> have been put in place to woo investors.
>>
>> But the new report by the Australian economists could water down these
>> efforts.
>>
>> Diamond rich Botswana has been ranked as the most peaceful country in
>> Africa followed by Malawi which scored highly after carrying out a peaceful
>> presidential election recently.
>>
>> *Most serene*
>> According to the global survey New Zealand is the most peaceful country in
>> the world. Other countries that are said to be peaceful in Africa include
>> Gabon, Ghana, Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania.
>>
>> The report which ranks Kenya the lowest amongst the traditional three East
>> African states uses 23 indicators to determine the existence or absence of
>> peace, key among them being hostility to foreigners or private property,
>> political instability, respect for human rights, military capability,
>> potential for terrorist attacks and perceptions of criminality in society
>> and relations with neighbouring states.
>>
>> But a local organization Peace and Development Network dismissed the
>> parameters as inadequate to judge a country’s levels of peace.
>>
>> “The parameters to use when judging a country’s level of peace should
>> include the existence of mechanisms for resolving conflicts within a state,
>> because every country has its own internal conflicts, ” said Philip Onguje,
>> the programme officer in charge of human security at Peace and Development
>> Network.
>>
>> Kenya is at a crossroads following post-election violence early last year
>> in which more than 1,000 people were killed with several others displaced
>> from their property.
>>
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Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni
Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development
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