Kenya Elections - A Family Affair Our World

for a peaceful election this time. A warning that viewers may find

some of the images in this programme upsetting.

Kenya is preparing to vote in elections which could change the

course of African history. President Barack Obama says it

could be a major milestone if Kenyon's reject violence and

constitutional reforms promise a new type of politics here.. But I

was in ten of the last time a went to the polls. I witnessed the

violence and the devastation that followed the disputed result and

saw people come to plunge into weeks of chaos. -- Kenya. Five

years on, families are still torn apart by the violence. Anthony is

still being treated for the terrible burns he suffered in 2008,

his father still forced to stay in Kenya. There are thousands like

them still hoping for justice after they lost so much. This time, the

stakes are even higher. One presidential candidate and his

running mate are facing challenges at the International Criminal Court.

By Kenyans prepared to forgive and forget before the trial has even

Out campaigning, Kenyans style. This time, there is more to fight

for than ever before. The world is keeping a close eye on what happens

here. It is a story about a dynasty, destiny, and power. Two sons from a

ten years at most Brummell -- prominent political families of why

to become the next President. Kenya pres are from the Luo tribe. A man

who feels that he was robbed at last time around. And his rival

Uhuru Kenyatta from the Kikuyu community and the son of Kenya's

first Independent's leader. It is right now and election that is too

close to call. It is almost as if the violence from five years ago

has been forgotten. Politicians come and go, scouring the country

for votes. But they leave behind a This is what it looks like when

tribal rivalries are used for crude political gain. The rivalries last

longer than the blood stains. This was the moment where can you

crossed a line. 1,300 people killed, half a million made homeless from

the disputed election results. Attacks and counter-attacks field

Anthony will never forget. He lives in the West now, getting the

medical treatment that he needs. He was only ten years old at the last

election. Just a child, he was targeted because he is from the

Kikuyu community. The camp where the children took Community was set

alight by an angry mob will that says I had been following him there

for five years watching a boy that adores Sport recovering from

terrible burns. His parents were at his side. What do you do? Way.

you play with your friends here? Football. You play football in the

hospital? Who is your favourite football team? Do you have a

favourite football team? Manchester. Manchester United? Yes. My English

is about. -- bad. I was young then and I did not understand everything

that was going on. Things were hard. I found him and I could not believe.

He looked at me and said, father, I'm here! A did not feel a lot of

pain because I could not feel myself. I waited for three months

in hospital and then we had to move to another hospital. That was seven

months. I stayed with Anthony through the night and the doctor

told me that you have to keep close to him because it is not good for

his life. Being with him through the night helped to keep him alive.

New Year's Day and the charred Asher's of the Church set the tone

for the weeks ahead. -- ashes. Anthony, his brother and sister,

trapped inside. When I arrived, they were still coll

This place had been packed with women and children of the time,

nearly all of them Kikuyu, the President's tribe. They had fled

here to seek refuge from the angry mobs outside. Men are seeking

revenge for what they had seen as a stolen election. This is a scene of

utter devastation. Bovis here it is the entrance way which was

initially barred but the attackers came in with huge mattresses that

they dragged in. They put paraffin on them and then set them alight.

More than 30 people died that day in what became a shrine to impunity.

Witnesses say it was part of a cold and calculated plan and there would

be more to come. In the weeks that followed, ethnic tensions escalated.

They were whipped up, exploited and played out on Kenyan streets.

Violence was unleashed on an unprecedented scale as tried became

the language of hate. -- tribe. There was so much happening in the

country from people being shot by police. Neighbours killing

neighbours are. The routine burning of houses was so bad. They reached

the driver, they realised that he came from an end in the community

and pulled him from the car and hacked into death. Boniface Mwangi

it, a photojournalist, captured it His intimate observations still

imprinted on his mind. They are haunting me. I can hear the screams.

I can smell the violence. My newly- married wife was the victim of my

emotional imbalance. I was neither here nor there. Like Bonnie farce,

people across Kenya were staggered by what what was unfolding. And

massive counter-attack that was planned by senior figures in

government, revenge for the church massacre which Anthony survive.

This is a place that is famed for its flower farms and tourist

attractions. The reality is that Naivasha is a crime scene. It is

incredible to recall how these are streets were turned into

battlegrounds and how men with machetes plucked their victims are

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

church. We were told that member of the Mungiki sector had surrounded

Naivasha. -- sect. A local fisherman had lived in the local

fishermen had lived in the community for years. When the

revenge attacks came, his family was an easy target. TRANSLATION:

All hell broke loose. They outnumbered us and attack us. It

was happening everywhere in Naivasha. He is returning for the

first time since early 2008. Even now, there is a sense of edginess

as we pass police on the street. And for Bernard, it is an image

that revives memories of the past. TRANSLATION: The streets were buds

with a Mungiki who were using machetes. They used to street

urchins were based in Naivasha who could identify members of specific

communities. There was only one language. Kill, kill. They

descended with machetes and other weapons, killing instantly. With

family and friends crowded into this compound, safety in numbers.

Five years on, their new families with new lives. For Bernard, this

place will forever be haunted. TRANSLATION: I lost everything. Not

even a pair of my shoes. I lost everything. What I came out with

was only the breath of my life. Behind the blue door of house

number six, 19 people were huddled together. The game outside locked

them in, poured on petrol, and said the place on fire. 11 members of

Bernard's family were killed that The horror of Kenya's darkest hours

may have faded with time but Bernard and Naivasha and Anthony,

still in the US, yet to see just us. Their cases, central to the

evidence that is to be presented at the Hague which puts it to

prominent politicians in the dock. -- two. Will Lauren May Batcheldor,

one of Kenya's richest men ease it buying to become been exposed. He

is accused of masterminding the attacks which Bernard and his

family were caught in. His running mate once the job of deputy but is

alleged to have been involved in violence against the cuckoo, and

his tribe. Crimes against humanity, charges that both men deny. Are you

going to be an absent vice- president?

Last time, their own ethnic groups were killing each other. Yet,

ironically, these are two political heavyweights and now back together.

United, for the sake of peace, they say. Both are due to stand trial at

the Hague just one month after the Kenyans go to the polls. They have

a great needed to be together right now. There is a trial begun in and

a portent for one and 11th April for the other. Their candidacy

appears to be a last gasp measure or to stave off trial and

prosecution. Is it in the best interests of Kenya to keep fighting

for the presidency? Of course it is. That is what democracy is about -

the will of the people to rule. Would it not be better to clear

your name first? The two are not Away from the campaign trail,

silent evidence is fighting to be heard. It includes extraordinary

claims still to be tested in court that plans to unleash violence in

towns like Naivasha we hatched at the President's State house using

the criminal gang Mungiki. Five years ago we gathered evidence and

reported on the secret meetings. Now many of the foot soldiers in it

is claimed were hired by the government to do the dirty work

have simply disappear. At a secret location, I have come to meet the

widow of one man who was accused of being involved in those murderous

attacks. When they came I saw him washing guns they were not used. I

used to ask him, what is going on? He asked me to be quiet. Maina

Diambo was second in command of the gang. He was hired to get rid of

people perceived as enemies of the Kikuyu. Those meetings now form a

key part of the prosecution case at the ICC trial. He will not tell you

I have killed. He will ask me not to ask you because you are making

me crazy with all your questions. I sensed there was something going on.

If I start asking questions again next, I will be dead. Soe zipper my

mouth. Her husband vanished. Potentially important lead silenced.

What you tell the children who have not seen their father? I have no

great to show. To tell them this is the grave of your daddy. I tell

them he went overseas. It is a familiar pattern. Scores of men,

human rights activists among them who knew too much and now presumed

dead. And other ICC witnesses from all sides are terrified. Definitely

there is an attempt to interfere with it witnesses. It is quite a

challenge. Is it more of a change with Kenya than anywhere house? It

has been a challenge with Kenya. know there are elements that are

actively working to find out who the witnesses are. I believe that

those who tell us their stories deserve to be protected. King you's

new reformist chief Justice said he had done all we could to co-operate

with the court. They did complain about problems getting to talk to

some security people in the government. My advice was to talk

to the government and the Attorney General, because the judiciary

could not help in that direction. He implication is that it is Kenyan

politicians not judges who are stalling the process. The

government strongly denies any allegations of foot-dragging and

says it has requested -- received 31 requests from the ICC, most of

which have been executed. But some have not been processed because it

is illegal under Kenyan law to disclose certain facts ought once

information not in the Government's position. Back on the campaign

trail, the ICC case is dominating the selection. This is also a test

of the judicial reforms the Chief Justice has been pushing through.

Raila Odinga is running again. This worries some Kenyans. His

supporters took to the streets in violent protest when he did not get

the top job. What is in store now? We're talking peace, peace, peace.

If you do not win, with the challenge it through the courts and

make sure your people will not challenge it on the streets? We did

not go to court last time. We did not have confidence in the

judiciary of that time. There have been a lot of reforms carried out.

We now have the judiciary we can live with. Therefore, if in de

unlikely event we lose, we will definitely go to court. But the bad

old ways of doing politics still appear to be the same. Just a few

months back, local dispute in South East Kinnear turned into a bloody

massacre. It looked like a deliberate attempt by politicians

to steer up ethnic tensions. And even recent party nominations ended

in chaos and some historically volatile areas, and it makes you

wonder what will happen come election day. This is the junction

where different communities meet. If there are clashes, this is where

it will happen. There has already been sporadic fighting in the past

few days in response to botched party primaries. You can see the

scorch marks on the pavements. It leaves an unsettling feeling that

in spite of everything, politicians are still prepared to settle

disputes out here on the streets. So some business owners are taking

no chances. This hairdressing shop was destroyed last time. This time

she has a plan. When it comes to the election date, I will move

everything from this premise. I come back when we have a new

5 the years on from that brutal Church attack and Anthony has new

neighbours in a place where you feel safe. He now lives in the US

with his mother. My mother is cheering. She helps me a lot during

difficult times. I got her here. don't not forget about the older

people. But his father has been forced to stayed behind in Kenya,

relying on technology to keep an eye on his son. Make sure we do not

give you medicines you are allergic to. It has been several years since

he was brought to the US for specialist care. He has been in and

out of hospital so much she has lost count of the operations he has

had. He seems unfazed by it all. How about a hearing aid. Today he

is being admitted for more surgery. His father waits nervously in Kenya.

I wish it was me who was burnt. And not Anthony. Whenever he goes for

the operation, and calls to me, I cannot sleep at night. And in the's

has asked us not to film us be on this point. He is sensitive to

about his appearance and the scars beneath his hat is something he

wants to remain private. He knows he faces many more years of surgery,

a reminder of the violence he and others faced. Violence which has

been defined in stark terms as a crime against humanity. This is my

new home. This is where I want to settle my family. Back in can you

it feels like another world. His father is still trying to make

sense of it all. He has up rooted to a new neighbourhood and is busy

building a new home with room for everyone, including Anthony.

have three rooms, one for the boys and one for the girl and one for me

and my wife. But the political campaigning reminds him of the past.

And all he has lost. Not a single person has yet been held to account.

For these two fathers, Bernard and Peter, that is a message that

resonate strongly. Nice to meet you. Until now, strangers, they asked to

be introduced. Two men on either side of the tribal divide who

define themselves in one-word, Kenyans. I do not contemplate

revenge. The Bible condemns revenge. Even if I were to know who had done

this to me, I would forgive him. I will leave the rest to God. I asked

unions to maintain peace. They should not feel it can happen to

other people. It can happen to anyone. We have suffered at the

hands of the authorities in Kenya. The follow up is not there. I

cannot talk more. Many Kenyans are nervous about the coming weeks. The