Violence after December 2007 elections nearly tore Kenya apart . A U.N. special investigator , in a report issued in June , called for the resignation of top Kenyan officials and sweeping changes in the country 's security forces to end reported unlawful killings by police nationwide . Nearly 1,500 people were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced . The violence was fueled by the election results, which saw a landslide victory for opposition leader Raila Odinga over incumbent Mwai Kibaki.
Violence after December 2007 elections nearly tore Kenya apart . Nearly 1,500 people were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced . The violence was fueled by the election results, which saw a landslide victory for opposition leader Raila Odinga over incumbent Mwai Kibaki.