Kenyans turned out en mass on December 27th, recording turnouts as high as 98% in some areas (the U.S. is lucky to get 60%). And now, because of fraudulent elections that gave way to ethnic tensions,  the country is still in a state of turmoil. In a month and a half, 1,000 people have been killed and over 300,000 people have been displaced according to the Red Cross.

Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Kenya at the beginning of the month to mediate talks between the opposition leaders culminating in talks that have four main points.