Tensions in Kenya Follow Presidential Election

NPR

Published January 2, 2008 at 1:00 PM EST

Sunday's presidential election in Kenya is causing tensions between the country's two largest ethnic groups. Madeleine Brand gets an update from NPR's Gwen Tompkins in Eldoret, Kenya, about the disputed results.

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