Kenya Elections - A Family Affair

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:00:02. > :00:10.for a peaceful election this time. A warning that viewers may find

:00:10. > :00:13.some of the images in this programme upsetting.

:00:14. > :00:20.Kenya is preparing to vote in elections which could change the

:00:20. > :00:25.course of African history. President Barack Obama says it

:00:25. > :00:30.could be a major milestone if Kenyon's reject violence and

:00:30. > :00:33.constitutional reforms promise a new type of politics here.. But I

:00:33. > :00:38.was in ten of the last time a went to the polls. I witnessed the

:00:38. > :00:43.violence and the devastation that followed the disputed result and

:00:43. > :00:50.saw people come to plunge into weeks of chaos. -- Kenya. Five

:00:50. > :00:53.years on, families are still torn apart by the violence. Anthony is

:00:53. > :00:58.still being treated for the terrible burns he suffered in 2008,

:00:58. > :01:04.his father still forced to stay in Kenya. There are thousands like

:01:04. > :01:07.them still hoping for justice after they lost so much. This time, the

:01:07. > :01:12.stakes are even higher. One presidential candidate and his

:01:12. > :01:15.running mate are facing challenges at the International Criminal Court.

:01:16. > :01:25.By Kenyans prepared to forgive and forget before the trial has even

:01:26. > :01:46.

:01:46. > :01:50.Out campaigning, Kenyans style. This time, there is more to fight

:01:50. > :02:00.for than ever before. The world is keeping a close eye on what happens

:02:00. > :02:03.

:02:03. > :02:07.here. It is a story about a dynasty, destiny, and power. Two sons from a

:02:07. > :02:15.ten years at most Brummell -- prominent political families of why

:02:15. > :02:21.to become the next President. Kenya pres are from the Luo tribe. A man

:02:21. > :02:27.who feels that he was robbed at last time around. And his rival

:02:27. > :02:30.Uhuru Kenyatta from the Kikuyu community and the son of Kenya's

:02:30. > :02:39.first Independent's leader. It is right now and election that is too

:02:39. > :02:47.close to call. It is almost as if the violence from five years ago

:02:47. > :02:57.has been forgotten. Politicians come and go, scouring the country

:02:57. > :03:03.

:03:03. > :03:07.for votes. But they leave behind a This is what it looks like when

:03:08. > :03:12.tribal rivalries are used for crude political gain. The rivalries last

:03:12. > :03:17.longer than the blood stains. This was the moment where can you

:03:17. > :03:20.crossed a line. 1,300 people killed, half a million made homeless from

:03:20. > :03:30.the disputed election results. Attacks and counter-attacks field

:03:30. > :03:41.

:03:41. > :03:47.Anthony will never forget. He lives in the West now, getting the

:03:47. > :03:52.medical treatment that he needs. He was only ten years old at the last

:03:52. > :04:02.election. Just a child, he was targeted because he is from the

:04:02. > :04:05.Kikuyu community. The camp where the children took Community was set

:04:05. > :04:09.alight by an angry mob will that says I had been following him there

:04:09. > :04:15.for five years watching a boy that adores Sport recovering from

:04:15. > :04:20.terrible burns. His parents were at his side. What do you do? Way.

:04:20. > :04:25.you play with your friends here? Football. You play football in the

:04:25. > :04:33.hospital? Who is your favourite football team? Do you have a

:04:33. > :04:43.favourite football team? Manchester. Manchester United? Yes. My English

:04:43. > :04:43.

:04:43. > :04:52.is about. -- bad. I was young then and I did not understand everything

:04:52. > :05:01.that was going on. Things were hard. I found him and I could not believe.

:05:01. > :05:06.He looked at me and said, father, I'm here! A did not feel a lot of

:05:06. > :05:11.pain because I could not feel myself. I waited for three months

:05:11. > :05:17.in hospital and then we had to move to another hospital. That was seven

:05:17. > :05:23.months. I stayed with Anthony through the night and the doctor

:05:23. > :05:33.told me that you have to keep close to him because it is not good for

:05:33. > :05:34.

:05:34. > :05:38.his life. Being with him through the night helped to keep him alive.

:05:38. > :05:48.New Year's Day and the charred Asher's of the Church set the tone

:05:48. > :05:52.for the weeks ahead. -- ashes. Anthony, his brother and sister,

:05:52. > :05:55.trapped inside. When I arrived, they were still coll

:05:55. > :06:00.This place had been packed with women and children of the time,

:06:00. > :06:03.nearly all of them Kikuyu, the President's tribe. They had fled

:06:04. > :06:09.here to seek refuge from the angry mobs outside. Men are seeking

:06:09. > :06:13.revenge for what they had seen as a stolen election. This is a scene of

:06:13. > :06:18.utter devastation. Bovis here it is the entrance way which was

:06:18. > :06:25.initially barred but the attackers came in with huge mattresses that

:06:25. > :06:30.they dragged in. They put paraffin on them and then set them alight.

:06:30. > :06:35.More than 30 people died that day in what became a shrine to impunity.

:06:35. > :06:45.Witnesses say it was part of a cold and calculated plan and there would

:06:45. > :06:45.

:06:45. > :06:54.be more to come. In the weeks that followed, ethnic tensions escalated.

:06:54. > :06:59.They were whipped up, exploited and played out on Kenyan streets.

:06:59. > :07:09.Violence was unleashed on an unprecedented scale as tried became

:07:09. > :07:10.

:07:10. > :07:15.the language of hate. -- tribe. There was so much happening in the

:07:15. > :07:25.country from people being shot by police. Neighbours killing

:07:25. > :07:26.

:07:26. > :07:30.neighbours are. The routine burning of houses was so bad. They reached

:07:30. > :07:35.the driver, they realised that he came from an end in the community

:07:35. > :07:45.and pulled him from the car and hacked into death. Boniface Mwangi

:07:45. > :07:47.

:07:47. > :07:56.it, a photojournalist, captured it His intimate observations still

:07:56. > :08:06.imprinted on his mind. They are haunting me. I can hear the screams.

:08:06. > :08:09.

:08:09. > :08:17.I can smell the violence. My newly- married wife was the victim of my

:08:17. > :08:26.emotional imbalance. I was neither here nor there. Like Bonnie farce,

:08:26. > :08:30.people across Kenya were staggered by what what was unfolding. And

:08:30. > :08:34.massive counter-attack that was planned by senior figures in

:08:34. > :08:38.government, revenge for the church massacre which Anthony survive.

:08:38. > :08:44.This is a place that is famed for its flower farms and tourist

:08:44. > :08:46.attractions. The reality is that Naivasha is a crime scene. It is

:08:46. > :08:51.incredible to recall how these are streets were turned into

:08:51. > :09:01.battlegrounds and how men with machetes plucked their victims are

:09:01. > :09:24.

:09:24. > :09:30.TRANSLATION: It was 27th January. We had awoken on a Sunday to go to

:09:30. > :09:40.church. We were told that member of the Mungiki sector had surrounded

:09:40. > :09:44.

:09:44. > :09:51.Naivasha. -- sect. A local fisherman had lived in the local

:09:51. > :09:56.fishermen had lived in the community for years. When the

:09:56. > :10:00.revenge attacks came, his family was an easy target. TRANSLATION:

:10:00. > :10:05.All hell broke loose. They outnumbered us and attack us. It

:10:05. > :10:14.was happening everywhere in Naivasha. He is returning for the

:10:14. > :10:20.first time since early 2008. Even now, there is a sense of edginess

:10:20. > :10:30.as we pass police on the street. And for Bernard, it is an image

:10:30. > :10:31.

:10:31. > :10:35.that revives memories of the past. TRANSLATION: The streets were buds

:10:35. > :10:39.with a Mungiki who were using machetes. They used to street

:10:39. > :10:49.urchins were based in Naivasha who could identify members of specific

:10:49. > :10:49.

:10:49. > :10:59.communities. There was only one language. Kill, kill. They

:10:59. > :11:03.

:11:03. > :11:09.descended with machetes and other weapons, killing instantly. With

:11:09. > :11:14.family and friends crowded into this compound, safety in numbers.

:11:14. > :11:23.Five years on, their new families with new lives. For Bernard, this

:11:23. > :11:28.place will forever be haunted. TRANSLATION: I lost everything. Not

:11:28. > :11:37.even a pair of my shoes. I lost everything. What I came out with

:11:37. > :11:44.was only the breath of my life. Behind the blue door of house

:11:44. > :11:51.number six, 19 people were huddled together. The game outside locked

:11:51. > :12:01.them in, poured on petrol, and said the place on fire. 11 members of

:12:01. > :12:07.

:12:07. > :12:13.Bernard's family were killed that The horror of Kenya's darkest hours

:12:13. > :12:19.may have faded with time but Bernard and Naivasha and Anthony,

:12:19. > :12:24.still in the US, yet to see just us. Their cases, central to the

:12:24. > :12:31.evidence that is to be presented at the Hague which puts it to

:12:31. > :12:37.prominent politicians in the dock. -- two. Will Lauren May Batcheldor,

:12:37. > :12:40.one of Kenya's richest men ease it buying to become been exposed. He

:12:40. > :12:45.is accused of masterminding the attacks which Bernard and his

:12:45. > :12:48.family were caught in. His running mate once the job of deputy but is

:12:48. > :12:55.alleged to have been involved in violence against the cuckoo, and

:12:55. > :13:01.his tribe. Crimes against humanity, charges that both men deny. Are you

:13:01. > :13:07.going to be an absent vice- president?

:13:07. > :13:11.Last time, their own ethnic groups were killing each other. Yet,

:13:11. > :13:17.ironically, these are two political heavyweights and now back together.

:13:17. > :13:22.United, for the sake of peace, they say. Both are due to stand trial at

:13:22. > :13:27.the Hague just one month after the Kenyans go to the polls. They have

:13:27. > :13:32.a great needed to be together right now. There is a trial begun in and

:13:32. > :13:40.a portent for one and 11th April for the other. Their candidacy

:13:40. > :13:48.appears to be a last gasp measure or to stave off trial and

:13:48. > :13:54.prosecution. Is it in the best interests of Kenya to keep fighting

:13:54. > :13:58.for the presidency? Of course it is. That is what democracy is about -

:13:58. > :14:08.the will of the people to rule. Would it not be better to clear

:14:08. > :14:18.

:14:18. > :14:22.your name first? The two are not Away from the campaign trail,

:14:22. > :14:30.silent evidence is fighting to be heard. It includes extraordinary

:14:30. > :14:34.claims still to be tested in court that plans to unleash violence in

:14:34. > :14:40.towns like Naivasha we hatched at the President's State house using

:14:40. > :14:44.the criminal gang Mungiki. Five years ago we gathered evidence and

:14:44. > :14:48.reported on the secret meetings. Now many of the foot soldiers in it

:14:48. > :14:55.is claimed were hired by the government to do the dirty work

:14:55. > :14:59.have simply disappear. At a secret location, I have come to meet the

:14:59. > :15:09.widow of one man who was accused of being involved in those murderous

:15:09. > :15:11.

:15:11. > :15:21.attacks. When they came I saw him washing guns they were not used. I

:15:21. > :15:25.

:15:25. > :15:30.used to ask him, what is going on? He asked me to be quiet. Maina

:15:30. > :15:35.Diambo was second in command of the gang. He was hired to get rid of

:15:35. > :15:45.people perceived as enemies of the Kikuyu. Those meetings now form a

:15:45. > :15:54.key part of the prosecution case at the ICC trial. He will not tell you

:15:54. > :16:02.I have killed. He will ask me not to ask you because you are making

:16:02. > :16:08.me crazy with all your questions. I sensed there was something going on.

:16:08. > :16:17.If I start asking questions again next, I will be dead. Soe zipper my

:16:17. > :16:24.mouth. Her husband vanished. Potentially important lead silenced.

:16:24. > :16:32.What you tell the children who have not seen their father? I have no

:16:32. > :16:42.great to show. To tell them this is the grave of your daddy. I tell

:16:42. > :16:43.

:16:43. > :16:47.them he went overseas. It is a familiar pattern. Scores of men,

:16:47. > :16:55.human rights activists among them who knew too much and now presumed

:16:55. > :16:59.dead. And other ICC witnesses from all sides are terrified. Definitely

:16:59. > :17:04.there is an attempt to interfere with it witnesses. It is quite a

:17:04. > :17:09.challenge. Is it more of a change with Kenya than anywhere house? It

:17:10. > :17:15.has been a challenge with Kenya. know there are elements that are

:17:15. > :17:21.actively working to find out who the witnesses are. I believe that

:17:21. > :17:26.those who tell us their stories deserve to be protected. King you's

:17:26. > :17:35.new reformist chief Justice said he had done all we could to co-operate

:17:35. > :17:41.with the court. They did complain about problems getting to talk to

:17:41. > :17:48.some security people in the government. My advice was to talk

:17:48. > :17:55.to the government and the Attorney General, because the judiciary

:17:55. > :17:59.could not help in that direction. He implication is that it is Kenyan

:17:59. > :18:02.politicians not judges who are stalling the process. The

:18:02. > :18:09.government strongly denies any allegations of foot-dragging and

:18:09. > :18:14.says it has requested -- received 31 requests from the ICC, most of

:18:14. > :18:18.which have been executed. But some have not been processed because it

:18:18. > :18:27.is illegal under Kenyan law to disclose certain facts ought once

:18:27. > :18:32.information not in the Government's position. Back on the campaign

:18:32. > :18:40.trail, the ICC case is dominating the selection. This is also a test

:18:40. > :18:45.of the judicial reforms the Chief Justice has been pushing through.

:18:45. > :18:49.Raila Odinga is running again. This worries some Kenyans. His

:18:50. > :18:58.supporters took to the streets in violent protest when he did not get

:18:58. > :19:01.the top job. What is in store now? We're talking peace, peace, peace.

:19:01. > :19:05.If you do not win, with the challenge it through the courts and

:19:05. > :19:10.make sure your people will not challenge it on the streets? We did

:19:10. > :19:15.not go to court last time. We did not have confidence in the

:19:15. > :19:23.judiciary of that time. There have been a lot of reforms carried out.

:19:23. > :19:29.We now have the judiciary we can live with. Therefore, if in de

:19:29. > :19:34.unlikely event we lose, we will definitely go to court. But the bad

:19:34. > :19:39.old ways of doing politics still appear to be the same. Just a few

:19:39. > :19:46.months back, local dispute in South East Kinnear turned into a bloody

:19:46. > :19:54.massacre. It looked like a deliberate attempt by politicians

:19:54. > :19:58.to steer up ethnic tensions. And even recent party nominations ended

:19:59. > :20:06.in chaos and some historically volatile areas, and it makes you

:20:06. > :20:10.wonder what will happen come election day. This is the junction

:20:10. > :20:15.where different communities meet. If there are clashes, this is where

:20:15. > :20:20.it will happen. There has already been sporadic fighting in the past

:20:20. > :20:23.few days in response to botched party primaries. You can see the

:20:24. > :20:29.scorch marks on the pavements. It leaves an unsettling feeling that

:20:29. > :20:33.in spite of everything, politicians are still prepared to settle

:20:33. > :20:43.disputes out here on the streets. So some business owners are taking

:20:43. > :20:44.

:20:44. > :20:51.no chances. This hairdressing shop was destroyed last time. This time

:20:51. > :20:56.she has a plan. When it comes to the election date, I will move

:20:56. > :21:06.everything from this premise. I come back when we have a new

:21:06. > :21:12.

:21:12. > :21:17.5 the years on from that brutal Church attack and Anthony has new

:21:17. > :21:27.neighbours in a place where you feel safe. He now lives in the US

:21:27. > :21:27.

:21:27. > :21:37.with his mother. My mother is cheering. She helps me a lot during

:21:37. > :21:53.

:21:53. > :21:59.difficult times. I got her here. don't not forget about the older

:21:59. > :22:09.people. But his father has been forced to stayed behind in Kenya,

:22:09. > :22:10.

:22:10. > :22:15.relying on technology to keep an eye on his son. Make sure we do not

:22:15. > :22:19.give you medicines you are allergic to. It has been several years since

:22:19. > :22:23.he was brought to the US for specialist care. He has been in and

:22:23. > :22:33.out of hospital so much she has lost count of the operations he has

:22:33. > :22:34.

:22:34. > :22:40.had. He seems unfazed by it all. How about a hearing aid. Today he

:22:40. > :22:49.is being admitted for more surgery. His father waits nervously in Kenya.

:22:49. > :22:56.I wish it was me who was burnt. And not Anthony. Whenever he goes for

:22:56. > :23:01.the operation, and calls to me, I cannot sleep at night. And in the's

:23:01. > :23:05.has asked us not to film us be on this point. He is sensitive to

:23:05. > :23:10.about his appearance and the scars beneath his hat is something he

:23:10. > :23:14.wants to remain private. He knows he faces many more years of surgery,

:23:14. > :23:24.a reminder of the violence he and others faced. Violence which has

:23:24. > :23:27.

:23:27. > :23:32.been defined in stark terms as a crime against humanity. This is my

:23:32. > :23:36.new home. This is where I want to settle my family. Back in can you

:23:36. > :23:40.it feels like another world. His father is still trying to make

:23:40. > :23:46.sense of it all. He has up rooted to a new neighbourhood and is busy

:23:46. > :23:50.building a new home with room for everyone, including Anthony.

:23:50. > :24:00.have three rooms, one for the boys and one for the girl and one for me

:24:00. > :24:00.

:24:00. > :24:10.and my wife. But the political campaigning reminds him of the past.

:24:10. > :24:12.

:24:12. > :24:16.And all he has lost. Not a single person has yet been held to account.

:24:16. > :24:26.For these two fathers, Bernard and Peter, that is a message that

:24:26. > :24:31.resonate strongly. Nice to meet you. Until now, strangers, they asked to

:24:31. > :24:38.be introduced. Two men on either side of the tribal divide who

:24:38. > :24:43.define themselves in one-word, Kenyans. I do not contemplate

:24:43. > :24:53.revenge. The Bible condemns revenge. Even if I were to know who had done

:24:53. > :24:54.

:24:54. > :25:00.this to me, I would forgive him. I will leave the rest to God. I asked

:25:00. > :25:05.unions to maintain peace. They should not feel it can happen to

:25:05. > :25:13.other people. It can happen to anyone. We have suffered at the

:25:13. > :25:23.hands of the authorities in Kenya. The follow up is not there. I

:25:23. > :25:26.

:25:26. > :25:32.cannot talk more. Many Kenyans are nervous about the coming weeks. The