Graphic Content. On December 29, 2007, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki was sworn in for a second term amid wide accusations of election fraud by opposition leader Raila Odinga and his supporters. The country divided along tribal lines, as politicians took their battle for power to the streets. A bloody police repression crushed outlawed opposition protests, and Balkanization ensued as rivaling ethnicities purged entire communities. An estimated 1,500 died and about half a million people were displaced. These were tragic events in Kenyan history for which some leading politicians are currently under investigation by the International Crimes Court.

Two years after the post-election violence rocked Kenya, I went searching back through my archives and discovered a black and white series which has a more documentary approach to the subject matter. I spent three months covering events in Kenya on a daily basis starting in January 2008. Most of my photographs were distributed to news outlets via Reuters. Editors sought wire-style images, but many of the photographs I was taking didn’t fall in that category and, not surprisingly, they tell the story in a more in-depth and intimate fashion. “It’s our time to eat,” was a phrase oft used by opposition supporters who felt they have historically been deprived of power and economic advantages enjoyed by other ethnicities. The phrase was first coined in Michela Wrong’s ground-breaking book by the same title. To view the full archived edit click View Gallery