Unity Government Or Kenya Recount?  -A +A  There is concern in
the Republican Administration that Kenya's crisis could gain
added US media visibility. The father of leading Democratic
candidate, Barack Obama, was from Kenya.  [Black Star News
Editorial]  As bloodshed mounts, the United States is now
backing off its hasty approval of the Kenya elections with new
concerns that the East African country could become a campaign
issue in the US presidential elections with charges that the
Administration dropped the ball.  This is a good thing if it
helps resolve the crisis in Kenya, which so far had been the
beacon of stability and prosperity in East Africa, like
Tanzania.  Kenya’s principal Western backers, including the US
and UK are now desperately exploring solutions with Kenya's
incumbent president, Mwai Kibaki and primary challenger Raila
Odinga. There are indications that Kenya’s backers favor some
form of interim national unity government or a recount of the
votes.  The US had not anticipated that chaos wou