The Kenya Effect

Will violence and disorder spread to its neighbors? The Vigilante Journalist, aka Anne Holmes, is live-blogging from Nairobi here. It's riveting, indispensable reporting. Money quote:

When I arrived in Kibera it was a virtual war zone. General service Units (GSU), or the Red Berets as they are often referred to, and Administrative Police (AP) were firing live rounds at will into a neighborhood of Kibera, injuring innocent bystanders, one of whom was in his home. They seemed rather to be enjoying themselves, displaying a kind of bloodthirstiness which I had not as yet witnessed.

She has some amazing photographs as well including the one above, with the caption:

A man by the name of Geoffry (last name unavailable) was shot in the neck as he was walking home from work and later died of his wounds in Kibera.

While you're there, hit her tip-jar.