Hi Robert,
The dependency listing on 2.2 sandbox shows:
rpm -qpR kafka-0.8.1.2.1.4.0-632.el6.noarch.rpm
/bin/bash
/bin/sh
config(kafka) = 0.8.1.2.1.4.0-632.el6
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
rpmlib(FileDigests) <= 4.6.0-1
rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1
zookeeper
rpmlib(PayloadIsXz) <= 5.2-1
Can you try installing the rpm with –nodeps?
-Darwin