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| Kenya official urges vote inquiry | Kenya official urges vote inquiry |
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| Kenyan Attorney General Amos Wako has called for an independent investigation into vote results that led to President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election. | Kenyan Attorney General Amos Wako has called for an independent investigation into vote results that led to President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election. |
| Mr Wako said on national television that "a proper tally of the valid certificates returned and confirmed should be undertaken immediately". | Mr Wako said on national television that "a proper tally of the valid certificates returned and confirmed should be undertaken immediately". |
| His call came as police fired tear gas and water cannon at crowds in Nairobi. | His call came as police fired tear gas and water cannon at crowds in Nairobi. |
| 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. |
| The violence was triggered by claims of vote rigging in the 27 December presidential election. | The violence was triggered by claims of vote rigging in the 27 December presidential election. |
| See an aerial map of Nairobi and the city centre | |
| The EU and US have agreed to push Mr Kibaki and his opposition rival to consider a coalition government, a spokeswoman for the EU's foreign policy chief said after he spoke to the US secretary of state. | |
| Arson attacks | Arson attacks |
| The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has claimed its leader Raila Odinga is the "people's president" and have demanded a re-run of the poll. | The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has claimed its leader Raila Odinga is the "people's president" and have demanded a re-run of the poll. |
| This is a country that has been held up as a model of stability. This picture has been shattered Desmond TutuSouth African Archbishop Back to the tribalism debateRwanda fears propel West class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7168295.stm">In pictures: Protest march Police dispersed thousands of opposition supporters on Thursday as they tried to hold a banned rally in the Kenyan capital's Uhuru (Freedom) Park. | |
| Demonstrators poured out of Kibera slum and other shanty towns after dawn but were prevented from reaching the centre of Nairobi by a massive security presence. | Demonstrators poured out of Kibera slum and other shanty towns after dawn but were prevented from reaching the centre of Nairobi by a massive security presence. |
| There were also running battles between police and youths in the coastal city of Mombasa. | There were also running battles between police and youths in the coastal city of Mombasa. |
| In the township of Bombolulu on its northern fringes, police fired live rounds over the heads of a group of demonstrators, who chanted: "No peace!" | In the township of Bombolulu on its northern fringes, police fired live rounds over the heads of a group of demonstrators, who chanted: "No peace!" |
| And the BBC's Karen Allen in Eldoret says targeted arson attacks continue in the western Kenyan town, where at least 30 died on Tuesday when a church was torched. | And the BBC's Karen Allen in Eldoret says targeted arson attacks continue in the western Kenyan town, where at least 30 died on Tuesday when a church was torched. |
| The latest disorder prompted the Nairobi Stock Exchange to shut | The latest disorder prompted the Nairobi Stock Exchange to shut |
| South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has flown in to try to mediate in the crisis. | South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has flown in to try to mediate in the crisis. |
| The Nobel laureate was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying: "This is a country that has been held up as a model of stability. This picture has been shattered." | The Nobel laureate was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying: "This is a country that has been held up as a model of stability. This picture has been shattered." |
| The latest disorder prompted the Nairobi Stock Exchange to close barely an hour after opening. | The latest disorder prompted the Nairobi Stock Exchange to close barely an hour after opening. |
| Supporters of President Kibaki (a member of Kenya's predominant Kikuyu tribe) and Mr Odinga (from the Luo community) have accused each other of genocide and ethnic cleansing in the post-poll unrest. | Supporters of President Kibaki (a member of Kenya's predominant Kikuyu tribe) and Mr Odinga (from the Luo community) have accused each other of genocide and ethnic cleansing in the post-poll unrest. |
| Mr Kibaki invited all MPs to crisis talks at state house on Wednesday but Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement refused and demanded the president quit. | Mr Kibaki invited all MPs to crisis talks at state house on Wednesday but Mr Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement refused and demanded the president quit. |
| Samuel Kivuitu, head of Kenya's election commission, which declared that Mr Kibaki had been re-elected, has told the BBC he could not say for sure if he had won the poll fairly. | Samuel Kivuitu, head of Kenya's election commission, which declared that Mr Kibaki had been re-elected, has told the BBC he could not say for sure if he had won the poll fairly. |
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