With many of Kanu's most violent politicians now in NARC, Kenyans have been spared the politically stirred tribal clashes that claimed more than 3,000 lives before two previous elections.
Ethnic clashes, stirred up by some of those in power, are a regular part of campaigning in Kenya.
But if it doesn't, Mr Moi may be driven to desperate measures.In the run-up to the last two elections, perhaps 2,000 people were killed in ethnic clashes stirred up by Mr Moi's pals.
For the time being, though, it's worth noting that according to local media reports Chávez has claimed to have discovered assassination plots against himself at least 26 times in the last six years - and has also made a habit of trying to stir up international crises, especially clashes with his northern neighbors, to distract from his myriad domestic and diplomatic failings.
If it continues apace it is likely to help stir up a real national "clash of civilizations".
Talk of such things might stir enthusiasm, but requires resolving internal clashes.
Mr. Mubarak and Crown Prince Abdullah understand that the past two weeks of clashes and killings have stirred raw emotions in their own societies that are now being exploited by radical Islamic groups.
The Xinjiang region, in far western China, has been stirred in recent months by tensions and clashes between Uighurs and Han, the dominant ethnic group in China.
"As the earthy playing-area turns into a bog, as drums beat and swords clash, something stirs in the memory.
During elections, politicians use ethnic differences to stir up voters, and already 200 people have been killed in the Tana River Delta area of Kenya in clashes that both sides say have been inflamed by electoral politics.
