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| Kenya sued over police 'crimes' | Kenya sued over police 'crimes' |
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| Kenya's opposition has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court, accusing the government of crimes against humanity. | Kenya's opposition has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court, accusing the government of crimes against humanity. |
| It says the police used excessive force during last week's protests, in which more than 30 people died. | It says the police used excessive force during last week's protests, in which more than 30 people died. |
| In the latest violence, at least seven people have been killed in Rift Valley - four who were hacked to death. | In the latest violence, at least seven people have been killed in Rift Valley - four who were hacked to death. |
| Former UN chief Kofi Annan has arrived to help solve the crisis following last month's disputed presidential election. | Former UN chief Kofi Annan has arrived to help solve the crisis following last month's disputed presidential election. |
| More than 650 people have been killed in protests following the announcement of the official results, while 250,000 people have fled their homes. | |
| A spokeswoman for the ICC, based in The Hague, said she could not comment on whether the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) had filed a complaint. | |
| 'Genocide' | 'Genocide' |
| Government spokesman Alfred Mutua, however, told the AFP news agency that the authorities were planning to file a counter-suit. | Government spokesman Alfred Mutua, however, told the AFP news agency that the authorities were planning to file a counter-suit. |
| "The government is aware that some leaders of ODM planned and executed a mass genocide that we saw in the Rift Valley of this country." | "The government is aware that some leaders of ODM planned and executed a mass genocide that we saw in the Rift Valley of this country." |
| Some 250,000 people have fled their homes"They should know that very soon, they, as individuals not as a party, will be languishing in jail," he said. | Some 250,000 people have fled their homes"They should know that very soon, they, as individuals not as a party, will be languishing in jail," he said. |
| Members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu community have often been targeted by opposition supporters in the Rift Valley, as well as in Nairobi slums and the port town of Mombasa. | Members of President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu community have often been targeted by opposition supporters in the Rift Valley, as well as in Nairobi slums and the port town of Mombasa. |
| One group were burnt to death as they sought shelter in a church but ODM leaders have denied responsibility and called for calm. | One group were burnt to death as they sought shelter in a church but ODM leaders have denied responsibility and called for calm. |
| The ODM accuse police of adopting a shoot-to-kill policy during the protests but the police have said they acted with restraint. | |
| ODM leader Raila Odinga says he will only meet President Mwai Kibaki to discuss the crisis if the talks are part of international mediation efforts. | ODM leader Raila Odinga says he will only meet President Mwai Kibaki to discuss the crisis if the talks are part of international mediation efforts. |
| So far, Mr Kibaki has rejected this condition. | So far, Mr Kibaki has rejected this condition. |
| As well as Mr Annan, President Yoweri Museveni of Kenya's neighbour Uganda is also in the country and has held talks with Mr Kibaki. | As well as Mr Annan, President Yoweri Museveni of Kenya's neighbour Uganda is also in the country and has held talks with Mr Kibaki. |
| But the BBC's Amber Henshaw in Nairobi says few are optimistic about what progress will be made. | But the BBC's Amber Henshaw in Nairobi says few are optimistic about what progress will be made. |
| Mr Odinga wants fresh polls or a recount, while Mr Kibaki says he was rightfully elected. | Mr Odinga wants fresh polls or a recount, while Mr Kibaki says he was rightfully elected. |
| Railway blocked | |
| The latest flashpoint is in the Rift Valley area of Kipkelion. | The latest flashpoint is in the Rift Valley area of Kipkelion. |
| As well as those killed, up to 300 huts were set on fire, a police commander told AFP. | As well as those killed, up to 300 huts were set on fire, a police commander told AFP. |
| Earlier, US ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger strongly rejected claims that western countries had helped stir up ethnic violence. | |
| He said newspaper adverts taken out to this effect were "scurrilous propaganda". | |
| "It is irresponsible to say, as the advertisement does, that speaking the truth provides incitement to ethnic violence," he said, referring to reports of electoral fraud. | |
| Meanwhile, all trains from East Africa's main port Mombasa to Uganda and on to South Sudan and eastern DR Congo have been blocked since Friday, when opposition supporters tore up the railway in Nairobi's Kibera slum. | |
| Rift Valley Railways managing director Roy Puffet said 18 train containers of cargo and fuel were trapped, reports Uganda's New Vision newspaper. | |
| Work has started to repair the track and officials say it should be open again by the end of the week. |