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Explosions At Political Rally in Kenya Kill 3

   VOA News 13 June 2010

Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS

   A  Kenyan  lies  on  the  stretcher  at Kenyatta National Hospital for
   treatment  after  a bomb explosion in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, June 13,
   2010. An explosion ripped through a park in Nairobi's capital during a
   packed  political rally late Sunday, killing at least three people and
   wounding dozens more, officials said.

   Police  in Kenya say two explosions have gone off at a political rally
   in the capital, Nairobi, killing at least three people.
   Officials say at least 75 others were wounded when the blasts went off
   at  the  outdoor  rally  in  Uhuru  Park, where politicians and church
   leaders had gathered to campaign against a proposed new constitution.
   It is not clear what caused the explosions.
   Kenyans  are  due  to  vote  on  a new constitution in a referendum on
   August  4.   The  new  charter would shrink the Cabinet, set up a new
   system of parliament and give more power to regional governments.
   Supporters say the new laws would help reduce corruption and abuses of
   power.   The  charter  is  opposed by a handful of Cabinet ministers,
   along with some churches that dislike its language on abortion.
   The  proposed  constitution  grew  out  of  a  2008 power-sharing deal
   between  President  Mwai  Kibaki  and Prime Minister Raila Odinga that
   followed  a  disputed  election.   The election controversy triggered
   riots and ethnic violence across Kenya that killed some 1,300 people.
   Both  the president and prime minister are supporting the proposed new
   constitution.
   Some information for this report proivided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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