Africa Round-Up

NEW CONSTITUTIONKenyaKenyans voted emphatically infavor of a new constitution onAugust 4. The electoral commissionsaid that 67 percent ofvoters had voted in the affi rmative,paving the way for aconstitution that greatly reducesthe presidents powers and placesgreater emphasis on local leaders.The changes will also meanthe introduction of a senate.President Mwai Kibaki, whohad campaigned in favor forthe new constitution, welcomedthe result. “Let us all join handstogether as we begin the processof national renewal,” he told thecelebrating crowds.own death. Somehow, the rumormill came up with a storythat Obasanjo had been assassinatedon August 7. “I thankyou for taking the trouble tofind out,” he told one reporterwho actually decided it mightbe a good idea to make a calland checkthe facts.“There isnothingwrongwith me…I musttell youthat I amhale andhearty.”