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Kenya police shoot amid protests 'Seven dead' in Kenyan protests
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Kenya's police have fired into the air to disperse opposition supporters in cities across the country on the second day of protests against disputed polls. Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga says police in Nairobi have shot dead seven people on the second day of protests against disputed polls.
A BBC correspondent says two people have been shot in Nairobi's Kibera slum and there are clashes in Kisumu in the west as police try to clear barricades. BBC correspondents reported Kenyan riot police firing into the air to disperse protesters in several cities.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has told the BBC that the international community should impose sanctions. They said at least two people had been shot in Nairobi's Kibera slum and there were clashes in Kisumu in the west as police tried to clear barricades.
The European Parliament has urged the EU to cut aid to Kenya's government. The European Parliament has asked the EU to cut aid to Kenya's government.
On the first day of the protests on Wednesday, at least four people were killed.On the first day of the protests on Wednesday, at least four people were killed.
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The police have banned all public protests. More than 600 people have died in violence since Mr Kibaki was declared the victor. The police have banned all public protests.
Mr Odinga is demanding a recount of the vote but says he will stop disputing the result if it shows Mr Kibaki won. Kenyan authorities say more than 600 people have died in violence since President Mwai Kibaki was declared the victor in elections held in December.
He also told the BBC's Hardtalk programme that he would be prepared to take part in a "transitional coalition government" tasked with organising new elections within six months. But Mr Odinga told reporters on Thursday that more than 1,000 people had died.
Mr Odinga has demanded a recount of the vote, but said he would stop disputing the result if it showed Mr Kibaki won.
He told the BBC that the international community should impose sanctions.
He also told the BBC's Hardtalk programme that he would be prepared to take part in a "transitional coalition government" charged with organising new elections within six months.
The Commonwealth is the latest body to criticise the results.The Commonwealth is the latest body to criticise the results.
The final report of its observer team said the polls "did not meet international standards".The final report of its observer team said the polls "did not meet international standards".
'Defying instructions''Defying instructions'
The BBC's Noel Mwakugu in the capital, Nairobi, says there is also a standoff in the city's Mathare slum. A BBC correspondent says two people are known to have been shot in Nairobi's Kibera slum, and there is also a standoff in the city's Mathare slum.
Youths are burning tires and barricades and police have been firing into the air in an attempt to clear them. Youths are burning tyres and barricades, and police have been firing into the air in an attempt to disperse the groups.
The military is being used to clear road blocks like this one in EldoretIn the western opposition stronghold of Kisumu, where four people were killed on Wednesday, residents of Kondele slum set up barricades on a main highway, which officers have been trying to clear. The military is being used to clear road blocks like this one in Eldoret
TV footage showed a protester lying on the ground being kicked by a policeman. The man was found dead shortly afterwards with bullet wounds. In the western opposition stronghold of Kisumu, where four people were killed on Wednesday, residents of the Kondele slum set up barricades on a main road, which officers have been trying to clear.
The BBC's Karen Allen says a wake for one of those killed has turned into a political meeting.
Kisumu's police chief Grace Kahindi told the BBC that local officers had ignored orders only to use tear gas and batons in putting down Wednesday's protests and they would now be more closely supervised.
"The specific instructions were very clear: teargas and batons. That's what we said. We're also trying to find out why [shots were fired] because we were not there," she said.
Gunshots can already be heard in different areas of the city, correspondents say.Gunshots can already be heard in different areas of the city, correspondents say.
TV footage of Wednesday's rally there showed a protester lying on the ground being kicked by a policeman. The man was found dead shortly afterwards with bullet wounds.
The BBC's Karen Allen says a wake for one of those killed has turned into a political meeting.
Kisumu's police chief Grace Kahindi told the BBC that local officers had ignored orders only to use tear gas and batons in putting down Wednesday's protests, and that they would now be more closely supervised.
"The specific instructions were very clear: tear gas and batons. That's what we said. We're also trying to find out why [shots were fired] because we were not there," she said.
UN aid appealUN aid appeal
As the European Union decides whether to freeze budgetary support to the Kenyan government, Mr Odinga called for tougher measures from the outside world. The European Parliament on Thursday unanimously backed a resolution calling for the EU to suspend aid to the Kenyan government.
The EU is due to give some 400m euros (£298m) to Kenya over the next five years.
Kenyan refugees have been receiving food aid in UgandaKenyan refugees have been receiving food aid in Uganda
"Sanctions is one way of putting pressure on Mr Kibaki to know that it is not going to be business as usual with the rest of the world, unless and until he agrees to a peaceful resolution to this artificially instigated crisis," he said. MEPs have no direct say over the aid budget, but the vote sends a strong signal to EU governments about the disquiet provoked by the elections and their aftermath, says the BBC's Alix Kroeger in Strasbourg.
MEP Glenys Kinnock told the BBC News website that EU money should be diverted away from the government and used in aid projects instead.MEP Glenys Kinnock told the BBC News website that EU money should be diverted away from the government and used in aid projects instead.
The EU is due to give some 400m euros ($588m) to Kenya over the next five years. Mr Odinga has called for tougher measures from the outside world.
Meanwhile, the UN has launched a $34m humanitarian appeal for Kenya, to help those affected by the violence following the disputed election. "Sanctions is one way of putting pressure on Mr Kibaki to know that it is not going to be business as usual with the rest of the world, unless and until he agrees to a peaceful resolution to this artificially instigated crisis," he said.
Meanwhile, the UN has launched a $34m (£17.3m) humanitarian appeal for Kenya, to help those affected by the violence following the disputed election.
A quarter of a million people have left their homes and 6,000 have fled to neighbouring Uganda.A quarter of a million people have left their homes and 6,000 have fled to neighbouring Uganda.
Kenya is East Africa's most developed economy and its bread basket has traditionally been the Rift Valley, where maize is grown, but the ethnic violence there is affecting the country's ability to feed itself. Kenya is East Africa's most developed economy and its bread basket has traditionally been the Rift Valley, where maize is grown, but the ethnic violence.
Sir John Holmes, the UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator, said the money the UN was seeking over the next six months would be mainly used for food aid.Sir John Holmes, the UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator, said the money the UN was seeking over the next six months would be mainly used for food aid.