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This report is based on two assumptions: first, that the outbreak of violence after Kenya's elections in 2007/08 post-election was not a random phenomenon. Instead, it featured certain temporal, spatial as well as violent-specific characteristics that can be identified and explained. Second, just like other waves of ethnic violence, Kenya's post-election violence was significant beyond the intentional infliction of pain on ethnic others. The totality of the violent acts committed not only reveals the broader picture but also hints at a more nuanced message that can be decoded through structured analysis. Given that every message preconditions a sender, this report presents its analysis of the Kenyan post-election violence from the perspective of Nairobi’s urban poor.