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WORLD, Page 41World NotesKENYAQuieting the Dissenters
Kenya's President Daniel arap Moi had vowed to hunt down
proponents of multiparty democracy "like rats." Last week he
caged some. Over two days, police arrested eleven men linked
to the nascent movement to legalize opposition parties, which
Moi, in power since 1978, officially banned in 1982. Among the
detainees were former Cabinet ministers Kenneth Matiba and
Charles Rubia.
Despite the arrests, the pressure on Moi is unlikely to
subside. On Saturday thousands of demonstrators in Nairobi
defied a government ban and held a rally calling for multiparty
democracy. Police fired bullets and tear gas to disperse the
protesters.
According to congressional sources, the U.S. is apt to
respond to Moi's crackdown by slashing aid to Kenya, which is
scheduled to receive $53 million this year. The country is the
biggest recipient of U.S. aid in sub-Saharan Africa.