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| Kenyan police have fired tear gas and water cannons against several hundred anti-government protesters trying to attend a banned rally in Nairobi. | |
| The Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has called for a million people to gather for the event. | |
| Security forces have surrounded the park where the rally is due to be held. | Security forces have surrounded the park where the rally is due to be held. |
| Refusing to concede defeat to Mwai Kibaki in the 27 December presidential election, Mr Odinga's party boycotted crisis talks with the new president. | Refusing to concede defeat to Mwai Kibaki in the 27 December presidential election, Mr Odinga's party boycotted crisis talks with the new president. |
| See Kenya's ethnic divisions by province | See Kenya's ethnic divisions by province |
| Wearing white scarves and singing Kenya's national anthem, the protesters from the Kibera slum had marched to within about a mile of Nairobi's city centre when they were stopped by police on Thursday morning. | Wearing white scarves and singing Kenya's national anthem, the protesters from the Kibera slum had marched to within about a mile of Nairobi's city centre when they were stopped by police on Thursday morning. |
| Please do not risk the lives of Kenyans, encouraging a large crowd of people coming in Nairobi on a working day Moody AworiVice-President Back to the tribalism debateRwanda fears propel WestShock and fear after attack | Please do not risk the lives of Kenyans, encouraging a large crowd of people coming in Nairobi on a working day Moody AworiVice-President Back to the tribalism debateRwanda fears propel WestShock and fear after attack |
| Riot police are blocking other opposition supporters trying to leave the slum but the crowds are cheering and vowing to attend the planned mass rally in Uhuru (Freedom) Park. | Riot police are blocking other opposition supporters trying to leave the slum but the crowds are cheering and vowing to attend the planned mass rally in Uhuru (Freedom) Park. |
| The BBC's Ian Pannell at the scene says few people believe the day will pass without more violence. | The BBC's Ian Pannell at the scene says few people believe the day will pass without more violence. |
| More than 300 people have been killed and at least 70,000 driven from their homes across Kenya since Sunday. | More than 300 people have been killed and at least 70,000 driven from their homes across Kenya since Sunday. |
| Mr Odinga vowed to press ahead with the rally, saying it would send a peaceful message to opposition supporters. | Mr Odinga vowed to press ahead with the rally, saying it would send a peaceful message to opposition supporters. |
| Salim Lone, his campaign manager, told the BBC that his party was not courting trouble. | Salim Lone, his campaign manager, told the BBC that his party was not courting trouble. |
| "The eyes of the world are on us for this rally, because everywhere Mr Odinga goes, he is asked are you going to allow this rally to happen," he said. | "The eyes of the world are on us for this rally, because everywhere Mr Odinga goes, he is asked are you going to allow this rally to happen," he said. |
| MASS RALLY PLANS Raila Odinga has called for a 1m-strong march in NairobiMarchers aim to rally in Uhuru (Freedom) Park, focus of pro-democracy protests in 1990sThe government is banning all public rallies in the immediate aftermath of the election | MASS RALLY PLANS Raila Odinga has called for a 1m-strong march in NairobiMarchers aim to rally in Uhuru (Freedom) Park, focus of pro-democracy protests in 1990sThe government is banning all public rallies in the immediate aftermath of the election |
| But Vice-President Moody Awori urged Mr Odinga to accept defeat and call off the protest. | But Vice-President Moody Awori urged Mr Odinga to accept defeat and call off the protest. |
| "Please do not risk the lives of Kenyans, encouraging a large crowd of people coming in Nairobi on a working day," he said, speaking to reporters. | "Please do not risk the lives of Kenyans, encouraging a large crowd of people coming in Nairobi on a working day," he said, speaking to reporters. |
| Supporters of Mr Odinga and President Kibaki have accused each other of genocide and ethnic cleansing in the post-poll violence. | Supporters of Mr Odinga and President Kibaki have accused each other of genocide and ethnic cleansing in the post-poll violence. |
| Mr Kibaki invited all newly elected members of parliament to an urgent meeting at state house on Wednesday. | Mr Kibaki invited all newly elected members of parliament to an urgent meeting at state house on Wednesday. |
| But instead of attending, Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement MPs held a news conference to again urge Mr Kibaki to leave office. | But instead of attending, Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement MPs held a news conference to again urge Mr Kibaki to leave office. |
| Hopes of outside mediation faded as a planned visit by the African Union chairman, Ghanaian President John Kufuor, to Nairobi began to look unlikely. | Hopes of outside mediation faded as a planned visit by the African Union chairman, Ghanaian President John Kufuor, to Nairobi began to look unlikely. |
| He had been expected to arrive on Thursday but Kenya's finance minister said there was no need for international mediation. | He had been expected to arrive on Thursday but Kenya's finance minister said there was no need for international mediation. |
| Human life is more important than leadership Musyoka, Nairobi BBC News website reader Have your sayKenya economy under threat | Human life is more important than leadership Musyoka, Nairobi BBC News website reader Have your sayKenya economy under threat |
| Samuel Kivuitu, head of Kenya's election commission, told the BBC's Network Africa programme that he could not say for sure if Mr Kibaki had won fairly until he was shown the original records. | Samuel Kivuitu, head of Kenya's election commission, told the BBC's Network Africa programme that he could not say for sure if Mr Kibaki had won fairly until he was shown the original records. |
| "I don't know until I see the records - the original records - which I can't see unless the court authorises it - if we can get authority from law allowing us to check whether these figures are correct, we'll do so," he said. | "I don't know until I see the records - the original records - which I can't see unless the court authorises it - if we can get authority from law allowing us to check whether these figures are correct, we'll do so," he said. |
| The full devastation and horror of this week's unrest emerged on Wednesday as journalists visited the charred slums of Nairobi and areas of western Kenya which saw tribal violence. | The full devastation and horror of this week's unrest emerged on Wednesday as journalists visited the charred slums of Nairobi and areas of western Kenya which saw tribal violence. |
| The BBC's Karen Allen walked through the smouldering embers of the wooden church on the outskirts of Eldoret, in the Rift Valley, where at least 30 people were burnt alive. | The BBC's Karen Allen walked through the smouldering embers of the wooden church on the outskirts of Eldoret, in the Rift Valley, where at least 30 people were burnt alive. |
| The people sheltering there were members of President Kibaki's own community but other groups were also targeted. | The people sheltering there were members of President Kibaki's own community but other groups were also targeted. |
| As dusk fell on Wednesday, hundreds of people were preparing to sleep at the main police station for security. | As dusk fell on Wednesday, hundreds of people were preparing to sleep at the main police station for security. |
| MAIN ETHNIC GROUPS IN KENYAN PROVINCES | MAIN ETHNIC GROUPS IN KENYAN PROVINCES |
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