NEWS / AUDIO: One girl's story: 22-year-old Fatuma reports from Kenya's post-election conflict

One girl's story: 22-year-old Fatuma reports from Kenya's
post-election conflict

*By Blue Chevigny *

KIBERA, Kenya, 2 January 2008 -- At least 300 people have died in
conflict that erupted in the wake of last week's disputed election in
Kenya. Much of the unrest has centred around Kibera, a slum outside of
Nairobi.

Fatuma Roba, a 22-year-old Voices of Youth and UNICEF Radio Digital
Diarist lives in Kibera. She spoke with UNICEF Radio about what she has
seen over the last several days and her reaction to it.

"The centre of the violence [in Nairobi], in my opinion, is where I
live. And it's affecting everything," she said from her home.

Fatuma says nothing in her community is running normally. Conflict has
been affecting everything from electricity and water to food supplies.
Some people in the community have been forced to leave their homes as
they fear for their lives.

"Our lives are at a standstill," she says. "It's very tense and I'm scared."

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