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Homes burnt in Kenya poll clashes Homes burnt in Kenya poll clashes
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Dozens of homes have been set on fire in central Kenya, police say, with reports of several deaths as post-election violence continues.Dozens of homes have been set on fire in central Kenya, police say, with reports of several deaths as post-election violence continues.
The latest clashes were in the Rift Valley capital, Nakuru, where there are reports of at least five people killed. The latest clashes were in the Rift Valley capital, Nakuru, where eight people have reportedly been killed.
The violence comes despite hopes of progress after President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga for the first time since disputed polls.The violence comes despite hopes of progress after President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga for the first time since disputed polls.
Former UN chief Kofi Annan is to hold further talks to try to end the crisis.Former UN chief Kofi Annan is to hold further talks to try to end the crisis.
His spokesman said he would be meeting various Kenyan leaders on Friday but had no plans to lead further direct talks between the election rivals. His spokesman said he would be meeting former President Daniel arap Moi, religious leaders and the head of the Electoral Commission of Kenya on Friday.
Mr Annan has no immediate plans to lead further direct talks between the election rivals.
I can't go back to Kapkenduywa primary school because I will be killed by attackers Kimani Nganga MarugeKenya's oldest school pupil OAP pupil flees violenceEthnic attacks 'planned'I can't go back to Kapkenduywa primary school because I will be killed by attackers Kimani Nganga MarugeKenya's oldest school pupil OAP pupil flees violenceEthnic attacks 'planned'
Although Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga shook hands, the opposition were angered by the president's statement that he had had been "duly elected". Although Mr Kibaki and Mr Odinga shook hands, the opposition were angered by the president's statement that he had had been "duly elected", saying he was not committed to meaningful talks.
Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) say he was cheated of victory. Violence that has broken out since the election has killed 700 people across the country. But Kenya's Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula appealed to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to give the discussions "a chance".
The ODM says Mr Kibaki's statement shows he is not committed to meaningful talks. "We don't want to conduct negotiations from the rooftops," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme.
Mr Odinga's ODM say he was cheated of victory. Violence that has broken out since the election has killed 700 people across the country.
The BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi says the symbolism and significance of the two leaders' meeting was enormous, but there is still a great deal of work to be done and compromise required for them to resolve their differences and reach an agreed way forward.The BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi says the symbolism and significance of the two leaders' meeting was enormous, but there is still a great deal of work to be done and compromise required for them to resolve their differences and reach an agreed way forward.
The announcement of the talks came as a surprise to many in Nairobi. Several earlier attempts to get the rivals to meet had failed, with Mr Kibaki insisting on direct talks and Mr Odinga refusing to meet without a mediator.
Violence 'planned'Violence 'planned'
On Friday there were reports that as many as seven people had been killed. A BBC correspondent in Nakuru says rowdy youths have blocked the entrance to the town and some frightened residents, mostly women and children, are fleeing on foot heading towards the capital, Nairobi.
Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said he could not confirm the reports of five deaths in Nakuru but he said two people had been killed in the nearby town of Molo. The two rivals have met but not agreed on anything
The two rivals have met but not agreed on anythingOn Thursday, Human Rights Watch issued a report accusing opposition officials of helping to organise ethnic violence in the Rift Valley region, in which hundreds of Mr Kibaki's Kikuyu community were deliberately targeted and killed. Red Cross official Nakuru Bishar Odawa told the BBC Somali Service in that three people had died and 30 were injured in the clashes.
He said sections of the suburbs had been burnt down.
The AFP news agency quotes a police source as saying that at least eight people have been killed in Nakuru.
Thousands of people have fled to Nakuru from other parts of the Rift Valley.
Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe earlier said he could not confirm the reports of deaths in Nakuru but he said two people had been killed in the nearby town of Molo.
On Thursday, Human Rights Watch issued a report accusing opposition officials of helping to organise ethnic violence in the Rift Valley region, in which hundreds of Mr Kibaki's Kikuyu community were deliberately targeted and killed.
ODM spokesman Salim Lone said HRW should provide concrete evidence before jeopardising mediation efforts. The party has denied previous accusations of ethnic cleansing.ODM spokesman Salim Lone said HRW should provide concrete evidence before jeopardising mediation efforts. The party has denied previous accusations of ethnic cleansing.
"Raila Odinga has repeatedly condemned the killings," he told the BBC.
The unrest triggered by the election on 27 December has driven 250,000 people from their homes.The unrest triggered by the election on 27 December has driven 250,000 people from their homes.