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Scores dead in Kenya poll clashes Scores dead in Kenya poll clashes
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At least 43 people have been killed in the western Kenyan town of Kisumu after violence blamed on the disputed presidential election.At least 43 people have been killed in the western Kenyan town of Kisumu after violence blamed on the disputed presidential election.
A BBC reporter saw the bodies with gunshot wounds in a morgue in the opposition stronghold.A BBC reporter saw the bodies with gunshot wounds in a morgue in the opposition stronghold.
Witnesses say the police fired live bullets after protesters threw stones, claiming fraud in last week's poll.Witnesses say the police fired live bullets after protesters threw stones, claiming fraud in last week's poll.
President Mwai Kibaki has been declared the winner but Raila Odinga says he was robbed of victory by election fraud.President Mwai Kibaki has been declared the winner but Raila Odinga says he was robbed of victory by election fraud.
There have also been violent clashes in slums in the capital, Nairobi, the resort town of Mombasa and several other towns around the country.There have also been violent clashes in slums in the capital, Nairobi, the resort town of Mombasa and several other towns around the country.
OFFICIAL RESULTS Mwai Kibaki (pictured): 4,584,721 votesRaila Odinga: 4,352,993Kalonzo Musyoka: 879,903 Kibaki: Dream or nightmare?Odinga: King-maker Reuters news agency reports that 15 bodies have been found in the Nairobi slum of Korogocho.OFFICIAL RESULTS Mwai Kibaki (pictured): 4,584,721 votesRaila Odinga: 4,352,993Kalonzo Musyoka: 879,903 Kibaki: Dream or nightmare?Odinga: King-maker Reuters news agency reports that 15 bodies have been found in the Nairobi slum of Korogocho.
There have been running battles in another slum, Kibera, between police firing live rounds and teargas and mobs armed with clubs and machetes.There have been running battles in another slum, Kibera, between police firing live rounds and teargas and mobs armed with clubs and machetes.
Large numbers of paramilitary police have been put on stand-by by the government.Large numbers of paramilitary police have been put on stand-by by the government.
In other developments:In other developments:
  • European Union election observers have raised doubts about the officially announced results
  • The government has banned live broadcasts linked to the election
  • The police have banned a planned alternative inauguration ceremony to be held in central Nairobi for Mr Odinga
  • Mr Odinga said there was no difference between Mr Kibaki and "military dictators who have seized power through the barrel of the gun"
  • European Union election observers have raised doubts about the officially announced results
  • The government has banned live broadcasts linked to the election
  • The police have banned a planned alternative inauguration ceremony to be held in central Nairobi for Mr Odinga
  • Mr Odinga said there was no difference between Mr Kibaki and "military dictators who have seized power through the barrel of the gun"
Results changedResults changed
Those killed in Kisumu include two women and three children, reports the BBC's Noel Mwakugu.Those killed in Kisumu include two women and three children, reports the BBC's Noel Mwakugu.
Tension rises after pollsTension rises after polls
An eye-witness told him that police fired indiscriminately even after the protesters started running away in the Kisumu suburbs of Manyatta and Nyamasira.An eye-witness told him that police fired indiscriminately even after the protesters started running away in the Kisumu suburbs of Manyatta and Nyamasira.
A police spokeswoman said she had no knowledge of any deaths. Local police chief Grace Kahindi said she had no knowledge of any deaths.
A curfew has been imposed in the town, reports the AFP news agency. A daytime curfew (0600-1800 local time, 0300-1500 GMT) has been imposed in the town.
"Police have been ordered to shoot violators," an unnamed senior police official told the AFP news agency.
There have also reports of trouble in Bungoma, Busia, Eldoret, Kericho and Kakamega.There have also reports of trouble in Bungoma, Busia, Eldoret, Kericho and Kakamega.
The violence was stoked by opposition claims that the results were rigged.The violence was stoked by opposition claims that the results were rigged.
Chief EU election observers Alexander Graf Lambsdorff told the BBC that his monitors had been barred from counting centres in the Central Province - Mr Kibaki's home region.Chief EU election observers Alexander Graf Lambsdorff told the BBC that his monitors had been barred from counting centres in the Central Province - Mr Kibaki's home region.
HAVE YOUR SAY It's a sad day for democracy in Kenya Arthur, Nairobi Send us your commentsHAVE YOUR SAY It's a sad day for democracy in Kenya Arthur, Nairobi Send us your comments
He also said that results from one constituency had been declared by the Electoral Commission of Kenya in Nairobi, which were different when that announced in the same constituency at local level.He also said that results from one constituency had been declared by the Electoral Commission of Kenya in Nairobi, which were different when that announced in the same constituency at local level.
He said the anomalies amounted to 20,000-25,000 votes in just one constituency.He said the anomalies amounted to 20,000-25,000 votes in just one constituency.
Mr Kibaki's national margin of victory was 230,000 votes.Mr Kibaki's national margin of victory was 230,000 votes.
"I myself have seen forms which have been changed and no-one could tell me who had done the changes," he said."I myself have seen forms which have been changed and no-one could tell me who had done the changes," he said.
"Interestingly enough, all the changes favoured the same candidate.""Interestingly enough, all the changes favoured the same candidate."
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