Luo (Tribe)

The Luo Tribe is an ethnic group with significant minority populations in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. While its origins have been traced to Sudan,EveryCulture.com: Luo the largest concentration of Luo is in Kenya, where they comprise 12% of the population.Kenya-Advisor: The Luo Tribe

The 2007 Kenya Presidential Election featured a Luo (Raila Odinga), and a Kikuyo (Mwai Kibaki) as the premier candidates. After Kibaki was announced as the winner of the election Luo, frustrated by a lack of political representation, took to the streets in protest. After a period of bloody riots, Kibaki and Odinga agreed to for a coalition government.

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• Agence France-Presse: "Obama Mania Soars Amid Kenyan Unrest" (February 6, 2008)
• allAfrica: "Kenya: No Place to Call Home" (February 5, 2008)
  • "They [the attackers] gave us four days [to leave], but they came on the third day and looted and burnt everything. They told us to leave as we came - with nothing...we would like to leave, but how do we get there [Siaya district]. And how do we survive when we get there now that everything has been burnt or stolen?"
• Voice of America: "Kenya Unrest Points to Deeper Underlying Issues" (February 4, 2008)
• CNN: "Kenya Opposition: We Need Help" (February 3, 2008)