Kenya's post-election crisis (2008)
Kenya suffered its worst humanitarian crisis since independence following the December 30 results of a hotly-contested presidential election.
![A Pregnant woman runs past burning shacks in Nairobi's Mathare slum during post-election violence. [31 December 2007]](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/responsive_large_2x/public/images/2008010219.jpg.webp?itok=m4WrKbP- "A Pregnant woman runs past burning shacks in Nairobi's Mathare slum during post-election violence. [31 December 2007]")
In-depth stories:
![[Kenya] Twelve-years old girls from a Masai Community in Kenya. The traditional rite of FGM among the Maasai is performed between the ages of 12 and 14.](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/media_list_2x/public/images/20053717.jpg.webp?itok=jzc6erB7 "Twelve-year old girls from a Maasai community in Kenya. The traditional rite of FGM among the Maasai is performed between the ages of 12 and 14")
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