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| Kenyan police block fresh rally | Kenyan police block fresh rally |
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| Thousands of police in Kenya have deployed around the capital, Nairobi, to prevent an opposition rally. | Thousands of police in Kenya have deployed around the capital, Nairobi, to prevent an opposition rally. |
| Opposition parties say they intend to press ahead with protest plans, after police blocked their rally on Thursday. | Opposition parties say they intend to press ahead with protest plans, after police blocked their rally on Thursday. |
| But there are no big crowds gathering, and correspondents say there is little enthusiasm for further demonstrations. | But there are no big crowds gathering, and correspondents say there is little enthusiasm for further demonstrations. |
| The opposition contends that the government rigged last week's presidential poll. More than 300 people died in post-election violence. | The opposition contends that the government rigged last week's presidential poll. More than 300 people died in post-election violence. |
| Another 70,000 have been displaced. | Another 70,000 have been displaced. |
| See an aerial map of Nairobi and the city centre | See an aerial map of Nairobi and the city centre |
| Several hundred youths have gathered outside the offices of defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga's ODM party in Nairobi, saying they intend to press ahead with their planned protest. | Several hundred youths have gathered outside the offices of defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga's ODM party in Nairobi, saying they intend to press ahead with their planned protest. |
| 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 debateTurmoil fuels Luo grievancesDiplomacy falters | 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 debateTurmoil fuels Luo grievancesDiplomacy falters |
| But other opposition supporters have been telling the BBC they do not want to be beaten up by police. | But other opposition supporters have been telling the BBC they do not want to be beaten up by police. |
| On Thursday security forces blocked a banned mass rally in Nairobi, using tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. | On Thursday security forces blocked a banned mass rally in Nairobi, using tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. |
| Thousands of people had tried to gather in the city's Uhuru (Freedom) Park, many of them pouring out of Kibera slum and other shanty towns just after dawn. | Thousands of people had tried to gather in the city's Uhuru (Freedom) Park, many of them pouring out of Kibera slum and other shanty towns just after dawn. |
| It would be like taking sheep to a court presided over by a hyena ODM leader William Ruto | It would be like taking sheep to a court presided over by a hyena ODM leader William Ruto |
| Police are again on patrol around Uhuru Park - though the BBC's Grant Ferrett says fewer than on Thursday. He says the atmosphere is much calmer. | Police are again on patrol around Uhuru Park - though the BBC's Grant Ferrett says fewer than on Thursday. He says the atmosphere is much calmer. |
| Away from the violence, there is intense diplomatic and political activity. | Away from the violence, there is intense diplomatic and political activity. |
| Opposition spokesmen have been explaining why they rejected the government's offer of talks once violence had ended. | Opposition spokesmen have been explaining why they rejected the government's offer of talks once violence had ended. |
| Senior ODM leader William Ruto told the BBC Kenya was in a stalemate because Mr Kibaki had turned down a proposal for African Union mediation by the Ghanaian president John Kufuor. | Senior ODM leader William Ruto told the BBC Kenya was in a stalemate because Mr Kibaki had turned down a proposal for African Union mediation by the Ghanaian president John Kufuor. |
| "He should find the shortest route to the negotiating table," he said. | "He should find the shortest route to the negotiating table," he said. |
| He also said the opposition had rejected a call by the attorney-general for an independent inquiry into the poll result "because the courts are full of people Mwai Kibaki has personally employed". | He also said the opposition had rejected a call by the attorney-general for an independent inquiry into the poll result "because the courts are full of people Mwai Kibaki has personally employed". |
| "It would be like taking sheep to a court presided over by a hyena," Mt Ruto added. | "It would be like taking sheep to a court presided over by a hyena," Mt Ruto added. |
| But government spokesman Alfred Mutua said Mr Kibaki had only appointed 10% of judges. | But government spokesman Alfred Mutua said Mr Kibaki had only appointed 10% of judges. |
| He told the BBC: "The president has said he wants peace. This morning he is holding a meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu (of South Africa). | He told the BBC: "The president has said he wants peace. This morning he is holding a meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu (of South Africa). |
| Mr Odinga visited the injured in a Nairobi hospital | Mr Odinga visited the injured in a Nairobi hospital |
| "He has said he wants to talk to everybody, but he's not going to bow down to people who are trying to bring anarchy to a country." | "He has said he wants to talk to everybody, but he's not going to bow down to people who are trying to bring anarchy to a country." |
| Before the meeting, Bishop Tutu 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." | Before the meeting, Bishop Tutu 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 United States' top diplomat on Africa, Jendayi Frazer, is also due to arrive in Kenya, in what US officials say will be attempt to persuade rival political leaders to talk. | The United States' top diplomat on Africa, Jendayi Frazer, is also due to arrive in Kenya, in what US officials say will be attempt to persuade rival political leaders to talk. |
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