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| Police face riots in west Kenya | Police face riots in west Kenya |
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Police | Police are struggling to restore order in western Kenya, amid a recent wave of violence linked to disputed elections. |
| In the opposition stronghold of Kisumu, there were riots as hundreds protested against attacks on fellow Luo tribe members over the weekend. | In the opposition stronghold of Kisumu, there were riots as hundreds protested against attacks on fellow Luo tribe members over the weekend. |
| Meanwhile in Naivasha - the scene of some of the weekend's worst violence - police battled to keep opponents apart. | Meanwhile in Naivasha - the scene of some of the weekend's worst violence - police battled to keep opponents apart. |
| Police have arrested 150 people in the Rift Valley, they say in rioting whichhas claimed dozens of lives. | |
| The national death toll since December's polls is now nearly 800. | The national death toll since December's polls is now nearly 800. |
| Members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe have been fighting with Luos and Kalenjins who backed his rival Raila Odinga in the election a month ago. | Members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe have been fighting with Luos and Kalenjins who backed his rival Raila Odinga in the election a month ago. |
| Map showing distribution of main ethnic groups in Kenya | Map showing distribution of main ethnic groups in Kenya |
| Mr Odinga accuses Mr Kibaki of stealing the vote and has refused to recognise the result. | Mr Odinga accuses Mr Kibaki of stealing the vote and has refused to recognise the result. |
| Visiting former UN chief Kofi Annan has told them both they must act quickly to restore calm or face the threat of Kenya descending even further into murder and chaos. | Visiting former UN chief Kofi Annan has told them both they must act quickly to restore calm or face the threat of Kenya descending even further into murder and chaos. |
| Reprisals | Reprisals |
| Much of the weekend's violence centred on Nakuru, Kenya's fourth largest city, and - some 60km (37 miles) south along a main road - the town of Naivasha. | Much of the weekend's violence centred on Nakuru, Kenya's fourth largest city, and - some 60km (37 miles) south along a main road - the town of Naivasha. |
| In many cases the perpetrators were members of President Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe, out to avenge attacks on Kikuyus in the immediate aftermath of the election. | In many cases the perpetrators were members of President Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe, out to avenge attacks on Kikuyus in the immediate aftermath of the election. |
| The violence was horrific, reports the BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi. Mobs of youths armed with machetes, clubs and bows and arrows hacked people to death and set fire to buildings with families trapped inside. | The violence was horrific, reports the BBC's Adam Mynott in Nairobi. Mobs of youths armed with machetes, clubs and bows and arrows hacked people to death and set fire to buildings with families trapped inside. |
| Kenyan Police Commissioner Hussein Ali denied claims that the police were overwhelmed by rowdy youths in Nakuru and Naivasha at the weekend. | Kenyan Police Commissioner Hussein Ali denied claims that the police were overwhelmed by rowdy youths in Nakuru and Naivasha at the weekend. |
| ¿The police are in charge and are well prepared to ensure that that calm is restored," Mr Ali told reporters. | ¿The police are in charge and are well prepared to ensure that that calm is restored," Mr Ali told reporters. |
| On Monday, hundreds of Luo demonstrators took to the streets in Kisumu to protest against the weekend's violence. | On Monday, hundreds of Luo demonstrators took to the streets in Kisumu to protest against the weekend's violence. |
| "We want to show our anger at the killing of our people," Fred Onyango, a demonstrator, told news agency AFP. | "We want to show our anger at the killing of our people," Fred Onyango, a demonstrator, told news agency AFP. |
| But the protests turned violent. Shops and vehicles have been set ablaze and barricades set up in the streets, say accounts from the scene. | But the protests turned violent. Shops and vehicles have been set ablaze and barricades set up in the streets, say accounts from the scene. |
| Protesters fought running battles with police, who responded by firing into the air. | Protesters fought running battles with police, who responded by firing into the air. |
| One man is reported to have been shot and killed. | One man is reported to have been shot and killed. |
| In Eldoret, which experienced some of the worst violence immediately after the election result, there are reports that all the major roads leading out of the town have been blocked by protesters. | In Eldoret, which experienced some of the worst violence immediately after the election result, there are reports that all the major roads leading out of the town have been blocked by protesters. |
| In Naivasha, meanwhile, reports suggest police are struggling to keep rival gangs apart and there have been some clashes. | In Naivasha, meanwhile, reports suggest police are struggling to keep rival gangs apart and there have been some clashes. |
| Red Cross workers had been bracing themselves for the grim task of counting the dead in Naivasha. | Red Cross workers had been bracing themselves for the grim task of counting the dead in Naivasha. |
| They said they could not establish a proper toll until they had searched the charred remains of burnt houses after a day on which at least 19 people died. | They said they could not establish a proper toll until they had searched the charred remains of burnt houses after a day on which at least 19 people died. |
| Deadlock | Deadlock |
| Mr Annan meets Mr Kibaki later on Monday. While Kenya's leader says he is open to talks, he has refused to countenance Mr Odinga's demand for fresh elections. | Mr Annan meets Mr Kibaki later on Monday. While Kenya's leader says he is open to talks, he has refused to countenance Mr Odinga's demand for fresh elections. |
| Mr Annan - who on Saturday travelled to the Rift Valley to meet victims of the violence - has been working to try to overcome the political deadlock. | Mr Annan - who on Saturday travelled to the Rift Valley to meet victims of the violence - has been working to try to overcome the political deadlock. |
| He met Mr Odinga on Sunday, and afterwards opposition spokesman Salim Lone said each side had been asked to name three negotiators to participate in talks, which he said would hopefully start "within a week", according to Associated Press. | He met Mr Odinga on Sunday, and afterwards opposition spokesman Salim Lone said each side had been asked to name three negotiators to participate in talks, which he said would hopefully start "within a week", according to Associated Press. |
| Both sides have been sent documents specifying the terms of reference, rules of engagement, and an agenda for talks. | Both sides have been sent documents specifying the terms of reference, rules of engagement, and an agenda for talks. |
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