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| Odinga rejects Kenya poll result | Odinga rejects Kenya poll result |
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| The opposition candidate in the Kenyan presidential election has rejected the victory of President Mwai Kibaki, who has been sworn in for a second term. | The opposition candidate in the Kenyan presidential election has rejected the victory of President Mwai Kibaki, who has been sworn in for a second term. |
| Raila Odinga accused a "clique of people" around Mr Kibaki of "trying to rob Kenyans of the election" and said they would not accept the result. | Raila Odinga accused a "clique of people" around Mr Kibaki of "trying to rob Kenyans of the election" and said they would not accept the result. |
| Mr Odinga's party has said it will hold an alternative inauguration ceremony on Monday to declare him president. | Mr Odinga's party has said it will hold an alternative inauguration ceremony on Monday to declare him president. |
| The announcement of the election result sparked riots in which 13 people died. | The announcement of the election result sparked riots in which 13 people died. |
| The protests continued overnight into Monday, with running battles between police and mobs armed with clubs and machetes in Kibera, a large slum in the capital, Nairobi. | |
| I urge all of us to set aside the passions that were excited by the election process and work together President Mwai Kibaki Tension rises after polls | |
| A team of observers from the European Union said the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) had failed to ensure the credibility of the vote. | |
| "We believe that... the ECK... has not succeeded in establishing the credibility of the tallying process to the satisfaction of all parties and candidates," chief EU observer Alexander Lambsdorff said in a statement. | "We believe that... the ECK... has not succeeded in establishing the credibility of the tallying process to the satisfaction of all parties and candidates," chief EU observer Alexander Lambsdorff said in a statement. |
| The British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, said London had "real concerns at the irregularities reported by the EU observers and others". | The British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, said London had "real concerns at the irregularities reported by the EU observers and others". |
| But the United States congratulated Mr Kibaki on his re-election and called on all sides to respect the result despite the allegations of fraud. | But the United States congratulated Mr Kibaki on his re-election and called on all sides to respect the result despite the allegations of fraud. |
| 'People's president' | 'People's president' |
| President Kibaki was sworn in for a second five-year term on Sunday immediately after the ECK announced he had beaten Mr Odinga by more than 230,000 votes in Thursday's closely-fought election. | President Kibaki was sworn in for a second five-year term on Sunday immediately after the ECK announced he had beaten Mr Odinga by more than 230,000 votes in Thursday's closely-fought election. |
| OFFICIAL RESULTS Mwai Kibaki (pictured): 4,584,721 votesRaila Odinga: 4,352,993Kalonzo Musyoka: 879,903 Kibaki: Dream or nightmare?Odinga: King-maker | |
| In a speech, Mr Kibaki described the elections as "free and fair" and urged all political parties to "accept the verdict of the people". | In a speech, Mr Kibaki described the elections as "free and fair" and urged all political parties to "accept the verdict of the people". |
| He said it was now "time for healing and reconciliation" to overcome issues dividing the nation and promised to form a "clean hands government" free of corruption. | He said it was now "time for healing and reconciliation" to overcome issues dividing the nation and promised to form a "clean hands government" free of corruption. |
| Earlier on Sunday, Mr Odinga had called on the president to concede victory and demanded a recount, saying the ECK "cannot possible address the multiple levels of fraud administered by this administration". | Earlier on Sunday, Mr Odinga had called on the president to concede victory and demanded a recount, saying the ECK "cannot possible address the multiple levels of fraud administered by this administration". |
| "There is a clique of people around Kibaki trying to rob Kenyans of the election," Mr Odinga later told his supporters after the results were announced. | "There is a clique of people around Kibaki trying to rob Kenyans of the election," Mr Odinga later told his supporters after the results were announced. |
| "The train of democracy in Kenya is unstoppable like the flow of the Nile." | "The train of democracy in Kenya is unstoppable like the flow of the Nile." |
| As Mr Odinga spoke, the government suspended all live television and radio reports, ending the transmission of his news conference. | As Mr Odinga spoke, the government suspended all live television and radio reports, ending the transmission of his news conference. |
| The train of democracy in Kenya is unstoppable like the flow of the Nile Raila Odinga, opposition leader | |
| "People who want to commit a crime do so in darkness," he said afterwards. | "People who want to commit a crime do so in darkness," he said afterwards. |
| Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement later invited its supporters to an alternative inauguration ceremony at a park in central Nairobi on Monday afternoon to declare him the "people's president". | |
| "We know that the people of Kenya elected Raila Amolo Odinga as their legitimate president and they are ready to see him serve democratically in the capacity," it said in a statement. | "We know that the people of Kenya elected Raila Amolo Odinga as their legitimate president and they are ready to see him serve democratically in the capacity," it said in a statement. |
| After the ODM's announcement, Kenyan police warned Mr Odinga that he would face arrest if he went ahead with the demonstration and risked inciting violence. | After the ODM's announcement, Kenyan police warned Mr Odinga that he would face arrest if he went ahead with the demonstration and risked inciting violence. |
| Ethnic rivalry | Ethnic rivalry |
| Soon after the official results were declared, thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets across the country in protest. | Soon after the official results were declared, thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets across the country in protest. |
| The announcement of the election result sparked riots across Kenya | The announcement of the election result sparked riots across Kenya |
| At least 13 people were killed in the third day of unrest that has broken out in Kenya since the election, police said. | At least 13 people were killed in the third day of unrest that has broken out in Kenya since the election, police said. |
| The worst violence occurred in the western province of Nyanza, where Luo supporters of Mr Odinga clashed with members of Mr Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe. | The worst violence occurred in the western province of Nyanza, where Luo supporters of Mr Odinga clashed with members of Mr Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe. |
| Ten people were killed in the ethnically-mixed town of Kisii, local television stations reported, while police shot into a crowd in Kisumu, killing another three people. | Ten people were killed in the ethnically-mixed town of Kisii, local television stations reported, while police shot into a crowd in Kisumu, killing another three people. |
| In Nairobi, police fired live rounds and tear-gas to disperse Mr Odinga's supporters in the Kibera slum, while a blackout also plunged the area into darkness. | |
| "There can be no peace without Raila," said one resident. | "There can be no peace without Raila," said one resident. |
| The southern coastal city of Mombasa was also affected, with a post office and a restaurant set on fire by demonstrators. There were also reports of trouble in Bungoma, Busia, Eldoret, Kericho and Kakamega. | The southern coastal city of Mombasa was also affected, with a post office and a restaurant set on fire by demonstrators. There were also reports of trouble in Bungoma, Busia, Eldoret, Kericho and Kakamega. |
| Large numbers of paramilitary police have been put on stand-by by the government. |